I need help getting the Armor Pass to get to the Isle of Armor please, I want to at least get there so I can Gigantamax my Inteleon, Cinderace and Rillaboom. I'm playing Sword.
Eh, more like you stop in place to think about how far we have gone, versus time and space that doesn't matter except keep going until the whole universe implodes in the year 3000 or the year 8000/10000....Who knows.
I genuinely cannot believe this game is 5 years old. I remember playing it and enjoying it back in the day it was one hell of a game. I also live in the UK and I enjoyed the gameplay.
I love sword and shield so much. I grew up on the 3ds, so when Sword and Shield came out and I was 13 at the time, it felt like such a leap up from USUM. I'm turning 18 this year and revisiting these games with so much joy. They will forever go down as my favorite
Everyone hated Sword and Shield, but compared to what we got with Scarlet and Violet (being a buggy mess with extremely low framerate CONSTANTLY), it wasn't even nearly as bad as people make it out to be. I know I have very fond memories of playing it. And if I'm being honest, quite a few of the Galar Pokemon are on my favorites list.
Sword and Shield were just victims of the exact same treatment Scarlet and Violet are getting now. Older fans will complain how Pokémon is going downhill while the younger ones enjoy the newer games but don't have a way to voice their opinion. Unpopular opinion, but Scarlet and Violet were not that bad. I had a lot of fun playing them. The only critisms I have were what you just mentioned. They were very glitchy and had terrible graphics. But they also had a lot of really cool Pokémon and probably one of the best stories in the franchise to date. If they had just gotten more time to be properly developed, they could have turned out so much better.
@@deviousangel336 Older fan here. I was there when Pokemon Red and blue came out. Started playing Pokemon Shield for the first time today. It's quite good! Considering I've played Violet recently. I've also played Legends Arceus and Shining Pearl. Both great games ....but all of which are much better than Scarlet/Violet. Honestly....Shield is really good.
@username_redacted_1987 I'm glad to see someone else agree! Shield was one of my first Pokémon games ever, so I have a ton of nostalgia for it. I remember playing it as a little kid with my brother and watching him struggle on Bea and Leon because he didn't understand that you should Dynamax at the end of the fight instead of the beginning 🤣
I think scarlet and violet are one of the best in my opinion i get the graphics and glitch stuff but scarlet and violet are still really fun they just need to stop it with releasing in so little time and so many games@@username_redacted_1987
I agree as well Pokemon Sword and Sheild has much better graphics then Scarlet and Violet… I had recently gotten Sheild after watching Zackscotts gameplay of Sword though I decided to go for Sheild but overall I think Sheild is much better than Scarlet and Violet I just like the story a bit better is Scarlet/Violet along with the Charaters But I’ve grown to love some of the Charaters as well on Sheild
I know this is pretty unpopular judging by the other comments, but man I did not enjoy these games. I recently replayed all pokémon games that I own and I just ended up not finishing pokémon sword because I simply couldn't stand playing it. I Don't own that many pokémon games, only Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Let's go Pikachu and Legends Arceus. I used to have black 1 and 2, but I lost it a couple years ago, no idea how. They are BY FAR my least favorite games I own. Not just pokémon games. I don't like a single thing about this game other than a couple character designs. Those being Nessa, Ryan, Toxtricity, Corviknight, those hat witches and the Impidimp line. Maybe I forgot one, but yeah, that's about it. The only other positive I have is that it's easy to get into competitive, but i do not care about playing competitive, let alone for my least favorite game. 10/10 it has a little something for everyone.
The games are different enough that if sw/sh doesn't appeal to you, none of the people here (including me who considers it my favourite) should criticise you.
Depends on what you are looking for - I feel Legends is a better game. But it isn't a traditional style Pokemon game. Traditional game id go sword or shield - best game legends Arceus imo.
Just yesterday I started a new savefile in pkmn sword and I really like it. Although I really had fun with scarlet, especially the DLCs were really frustrating as it felt like none of the performance issues were fixed and many problems were added, with sword it feels so much better just to play the game, having only a few frame issues here and there (e.g. the wild zone) and I prefere this games art style. For me it fits perfect for a pokemon game. If I could, I only would add some of the texturing and effects of the pokemon from scarlet/violet, e.g. the metallic shine of some pokemon. Great video. I agree witj most of your points, especially with dexit (although I think this was made into a greater issue than it really should be).
After the greatest pokemon game HG/SS the last one i complete and the games before them, Coming back to S/S was pokemon as remembered it. A traditional story of become champion, i liked the story about zacian and his brother saving galar from destruction, Hop was a cool company through the story. However i can understand the disappointment of the completionist who live by the mojo "catch them all". I finished the main story, then another playthrough with dlc and the overall taste fir me is it was cool game. Not to mention im a die hard football fan and to be inspired this gsme by football was a nice touch.
Sword and shield were great games even though they made them really easy compared to the others with the puzzles and things they all took out but the few features I did miss the most even though they are small how you can customize your boxes with different artwork like you can on diamond and Pearl in a different battle scenes like from brilliant diamond and Pearl and past generations
i remember shiny hunting for xerneas in dlc 2 and one day i was just like "this is pointless" and havent touched the game since lol, and no i never got that shiny xerneas.
I’m just bought my Nintendo Switch OLED today. Never played a Pokémon Game and I love the aesthetic from Pokémon Sword and Shield than Scarlet and Violet. But in my country I can’t find any physical media from Sword and Shield, just digital media. Any problems? What game should I buy and why? I can buy with DLC if necessary.
Believe me when I say, this was my first Pokemon game. About a year ago my brother managed to anger my mom for reasons. And in response she permanently confiscated his Switch, and later that she told me that his switch was now mine. Shield was included (alongside his others games lol) so I decided to hop on it. Considering this was my first Pokemon game, I really liked it XD.
@@rivalryyyy I gave scarlet a little go when I went to relative’s house but I only played it for like 5 minutes. I don’t know if I should get it or is there another pokemon game coming out?
I accepted dexit because of competitive it made the scene so much more dynamic making different pokemon relevant over time I also really like what they have been doing rules wise even after dlc released constantly changing what’s legal gimmick wise and restricted wise it’s been a fun time honestly as someone who’s prime childhood was gen 3 gen 8 is my fourth favorite gen it jumped gen 4 because of the remakes and realizing how much nostalgia was the reason I had it number 1 replaying it it’s a lot of fun but yah slow kind of basic it didn’t really do anything different if you ask me the region just has character and the best champion
i forgot that this game came out 5 years ago but then i remember i got it at release in late elementary school and now im in my junior year of high school
I remember getting sword and shield for Christmas 2019, it’s a good game, finished the game in like feb/march 2020 before covid lockdowns. I got the Nintendo switch in 2017, so I had no Pokémon games for it 😅 until let’s go. Btw great video
The last game I had before getting sword recently which took me 5 years after it came out since i didnt have a switch till now was pokemon Sun and I didnt like it to much but ever since I picked up Sword I got hooked again to pokemon I like it a lot cause it has features I would have wanted years ago and yes I am a veteran since Pokemon Blue and Red
People are going to get mad at me but I don’t care. These games are not that bad they aren’t the best games in the series but they are far from the worse. I know one reason people hated them was because of dexit and I completely get that. I personally didn’t mind after a while because it got me to use Pokemon I never would have used otherwise. Dexit helped me appreciate Pokemon like Ribombee Maractus and a few others more. The story is alright. The music is incredible. The characters are hit or miss I liked Hop and Marnie but didn’t like Bede too much. Leon was surprisingly difficult the first time I fought him and he still is somewhat hard. I honestly think this game is an 8/10. Not as good as HGSS Platinum or B2W2. But it’s way better then Red and Blue as well OG Diamond and Pearl.
I think this game had sm potential if they didnt make y pay 40$ for the post game, i like how in sun and moon they just made a whole different game option instead of HAVE TOO buy this dlc to get this pokemon
I wasn't fan of this game at the begining. When they revealed it I was hyped. Region based on GB? how cool is that! But when they showed dynamax, removed megas and added to much football theme, my hype was fading. Whole stadium of people watching you battle was something, but I hate these uniforms. I still had fun playing it! This gen introduced one of my favourite Pokemon till this day like Dragapult, Centiskorch or Zapdos. I wish starters were more monsterlike and not that humanoid. I really like the vibe and aesthetics of overworld (except Wild Area). Pokemon Camp was better feature than Sandwiches for sure. DLC improved my second playthrough as a Bug Type gym leader and by that time I had so much fun with these games. They really grew on me. They needed more polish for sure. If Sword and Shield had Story as good as in SV then they would be much better games. Sw/Sh suffer from bad story or I should say, not developed enough story. But they have good potencial for replayability due to fast progression.
Off topic but the worse part of sv is they didn’t take advantage of what was achieved in arceus they didn’t improve graphics from swsh outside of Pokemon models and the performance failed so they didn’t learn anything from the experience up to that point
I loved pokemon sword I always grew up with 3d, I'm currently currently replaying it. Some pokemon from my OG playthrough (like my shiny) will go to my Violet save in a special box :)
I wish they added something like a battle frontier just like emerald! It makes the game more interesting to go after more than just badges and the pokemon league
This will probably be seen as the last of the Classic Pokemon games, where you still have the traditional linear gameplay instead of the fully open world gameplay that Scarlet and Voilet has. I do think this and S&V are overhated, and this game will probably hold a special place in my heart since it was the first Pomemon game I mainly played through (I was collecting the cards and watching the anime during the 6th/7th generation of Pokemon).
I liked the DLC of gen 8, as much as I wasn't a fan of the base game. But even with my gripes about the emptiness of the wild areas, at least it played smoothly (from what I remember). When I played SV on launch, the performance issues were so bad that I was getting an actual headache from it. Playing it again 3 months ago, it's still really bad. I'll be honest, SS isn't an amazing Pokemon game, but I don't think it's bad with DLC. It's pretty middling without DLC though. Edit: forgot my manners, good video, I think you hit the nail on the head with this topic.
TheGamer suggests Ballonlea is based on Sherwood Forest. I think it might be based on Wistman's Wood, as Sherwood is too far North and East. Going purely by geography, it would be closer to Bristol.
I am currently playing sword rn for my first time ever and I love it! For some reason it seems to be in better condition the violet is? Mayb more time was spent on working on sword then the current game which is odd
Bro tbh I'm doing my first playthrough of Sword, im a HGSS guy that's my favorite, BUT I played Scarlet recently and loved how easy shinies were to get but I don't like the battles and the world really, BUT DUDE I am LOVING Sword it's gotta be my 2nd favorite pokemon game behind HGSS
The battle gimmicks are implemented pretty terribly in the main gameplay, but are definitely better in competitive, but honestly I do too wish they just stopped doing it, or at least implement it better and stop making them one-offs
Idk of all the gimmicks dynamaxing is my favourite one by far cant tell anything about terrastalization or whatever its called cuz i havent playes SV but i played Y i played sun and ultra moon and dynamaxing just stuck with me unlike z moves
Sword and Shield were the first pokemon games I've fully skipped, and not really because of Dexit. I'll be real, I never was *that* angry at Dexit, even though a lot of my favorite pokemon were axed, I at least was willing to give them the chance to go through with their promise of better animations for it. The issue I have with Sword and Shield is the sheer laziness that the games are coated in. There are so many pokemon moves where the models just move left and right, up and down, etc. and this is AFTER their claim of better animations for it! As if that's not bad enough, you have the grid locked movement in cutscenes (just take a look at Zacian/Zamazenta's movement in overworld cutscenes.) and a region design that would make Kanto complain about how linear it is. Sword and Shield have a lot of problems, but the biggest thing that I personally hate them for is the same one that I hate X and Y for. They sold so fucken well despite that all. They have so many issues, bad performance and more bugs than you could point a finger at, and yet they were second only to Red and Blue in terms of sales. Games that were much better and had more quality to them...for this.
I still find Sword and Shield to be the weakest in the series, the wild area was good but everything else was really linear and the story was kind of tacked on without proper build up. However on a more positive side I absolutely loved the DLC for the games. One thing I did find annoying was the discourse online at the time these games released like yea I know the texture on the tree doesn’t look good, but I also don’t spend my time in game just randomly staring at trees.
5 years later and it's still one of the weakest mainline games in my opinion. I had my fun but, a lot didn't feel right. When I compare it with SV, SV is for me the better game (aside the technical problems, which didn't happen on my side).
I loved the games the anime style graphics is what i always wanted Pokémon to look like and the colors were beautiful and the battle dynamics were good seeing lighting in the background of a storm in the middle of a battle nice it did have is flaws like you said it didn't feel complete until the dlc's which made them feel like that should've been the game in the first place and not being able to get Eterarus second form why!!? Game freak come on lol
I still love wordand shield the 1 thing I like better than scarlet and violet is that they at least have about facility in scarlet and violet there is really no such equivalent.
Not watched the video yet, but I'm going to say that I think this is probably the most underrated Pokémon game. It definitely has its flaws but overall I really, really enjoyed it. It has my favourite new set of Pokémon designs since gen 4, the best gym battles in the series and I personally I loved the G-Max Pokémon almost as much a Mega Evolutions. I also really enjoyed all the raid den events and especially Dynamax adventures which kept me coming back to it long after I would with most Pokémon games. "Dexit" was definitely a shame and honestly really p*ssed me off when it was first announced, but in hindsight it didn't actually affect my enjoyment of the game much, if at all and it's simply not feasible for them to keep including every Pokémon in every game going forward anyway. It was always going to happen eventually. Also, unpopular opinion I'm sure but I truly think having a more structured and linear game along the wild areas for a bit more free exploration made for a much better experience than the fully open (yet incredibly dull and empty feeling) world of Scarlet and Violet.
@@Mimikyu15 I couldn't disagree more. They're the first mainline Pokémon games to have a fully open and explorable world and yet gave me by far the least insensitive to explore of any Pokémon games. It's mostly just endless fields of nothingness with a few TM's and glistening items scattered around. There aren't even building interiors to explore anymore. Almost no noteworthy NPC characters worth taking to, hardly any smaller side quests to do or secrets to find like past games. The whole world just feels completely empty and sterile and devoid of the charm and "lived in" feeling of other Pokémon regions.
@@The-Fishkeeper hmm , still has a lot more content than sword and shield not to mention at least scarlet and violet actually have a good story and likable characters and no it’s not empty. The only thing made the game interesting was dynamax and gigantimax. And the npc’s in s&v are way more interesting to talk to.
@@Mimikyu15 Again, I beg to differ. You can't even interact with most NPC's in Scarlet and Violet outside of the main characters. There are just vast amounts of open sprawling land that are almost completely bare geometrically and with almost nothing to do or find other than a few TM's which you can just get made at the Pokémon centers now anyway, there are almost no NPC's outside of a few trainers, or hidden areas to find. Other than looking to see what Pokémon spawn there, there is basically no reason at all to explore. By far the worst is the towns and cities though. They're almost completely barren. No buildings you can enter except for gyms, nearly no NPC'S you can actually talk to, most of them just walk around in a loop with a single speech bubble over their heads. There's literally nothing to do in them other than do the gym challenge and move on. They feel like lifeless, soulless ghost towns. Previous games encouraged you to explore every little nook and cranny, enter buildings, talk to random NPC's, many of which would give you notable gifts including special Pokémon, rare or finite items, hidden side quests and objectives. Little secrets off the main path hidden away away somewhere and it made the region much more fun and REWARDING to explore, and added replay value. Sword and Shield was already a step down in this regard compared to previous installments, especially on the routes in between towns and cities, but compared to Scarlet and Violet they feel so alive.
i can ensure you the problem is not time they have literally all money one can think of and making more money with each game they just want to cut costs and it works scarlet violet as badly programmed they where sold more than every other game and we all are the problem me includet who bought 2 of each ... :D
I think gen 8 will be the next kalos People didnt really like kalos when it first came out but now they love it I think in say 10 years time people will look back on galar and say ye know what they were good games
X and Y had a great anime as well, so that helped with the game’s popularity later on. I haven’t played the actual game because I don’t have the right DS
I hope so but I don’t think it will be the case this time. I think people will hate swsh and galar in general forever until it gets a redemption like legends: z-a is said to be for kalos.
I think Sword and Shield were the weakest mainline Pokemon games, excluding remakes. But that makes sense. A move onto a new console, having the first ever DLC, the sheer size of the franchise, and many other factors must have put a lot of pressure onto the developers and while the games had some things, the game has a lot of problems as a result of how stressful this probably was. COVID hitting right after must have not been the greatest either. It was in a really awkward place honestly, and I personally would consider the lowest that Pokémon has ever been, along with BDSP. The games were good, they just couldn’t handle the pressure from everything. It seems the most recent games have been making improvements though, I just hope they put more time into future games.
Sword and Shield were just victims of being the newest games at the time. Just look at Black and White. When they came out, everyone was clowning on them and said that they were the worst games to date. But almost 14 years later, they are remembered as being some of the best game in the franchise. The main reason is because of the kids. The kids who grew up playing Black and White didn't have a way to voice their opinions at the time, but now that they're older, they can reminisce about them. I guarantee you that if you give Sword and Shield 5 more years, people will say the exact same thing about them. I'd even go as far as to say the same thing about Scarlet and Violet as well. I don't think they were bad games. They had a great story with lots of new and awesome Pokémon, as well as a lot of customization options. They just have piss poor graphics, and a lot of glitches. Imo, they definitely should have gotten a 3rd version instead of a DLC to fix this. But I don't think Sword and Shield needed a 3rd version. There weren't any major issues with them that the DLC couldn't fix.
I think it’s gotten better with time, it’s still the worst in the series but there are features I miss like the dynamax lair and the actually explorable houses 😂
I love sword and shield. The region is beautiful, the Pokemon are cool, I actually enjoyed the wild area (although it could be bigger) & the glimwood triange
People: I hate bruxish, chingling, quilladin, origin dialga etc Also people: but if they’re not in every game I will send death threats to gamefreak! It’s not like I said in the past that these Pokémon shouldn’t exist in the first place or anything and if they weren’t in a game it would basically be like that. (This is just a joke, alright) I really don’t care if not every Pokémon makes it into every game. The reasons for why is not cool on gamefreak’s part but in general, I don’t care if I can’t use centiskorch in one game or magnezone in another. I have tons of other options and they’ll probably be in the game after that anyway.
@@tippedjoshua6802 nah lots of people like peanut butter here (I personally think it's grim) Just mixing it with jam isn't a thing We get the reference cuz of US media - just not something we've adopted. Plus jam butties (sandwich) reminds me of the post war generation lol
I got my switch really late, and just got Sword and the DLC last year. My opinions are: The base game is small, the routes are small, the cities are small, and even while liking it very much, i feel that the wild area is REALLY small, specially as it was used to make it look like that we had as much exploration as the earlier games. The DLCs solve it, but its a DLC. It took me some time to get used to dynamax, i like it now, only while playing casual, i dislike it in pvps, but the idea and designs are really good. The DLCs itself are really good, i quite liked it, i have some issues with them, sure, but it was a good experience for me, specially playing Violet before playing Sword, i quite like the open world and overworld pokémon. The bike tho, it has 2 velocities, slow and so fast that i can't control properly, I would take Miraidon 10.000 times over that bike The character customization is ok, XY still has the better of the series, but its way better than SV
I remember liking it because it was either the 2nd or 3rd game in the series I played after Pokémon white and maybe Pokémon Sun depending on when I got it. I was also 10 at the time, but I really need to go back just to see what it’s like because now thinking back on it, it seemed boring. I remember getting really bored during the 2nd dlc, but still it’s better than Scarlet & Violet where I’m just laughing at how bad it looks all the time.
There's a saying in spanish that says: "Those who don't know god pray to any saint" that's what happends with this game. The people who like it, is because they were kids when they played it and now fell nostalgia plus it has the core Pokémon expirience that's so fun. However, compared with the peak of the franchise in GBA and DS, this games are pure trash.
Thanks for watching everyone! So what's everyone's thoughts on Pokemon Sword and Shield 5 years later?
Marinated stop coping dude😂
@@haroldnecmann7040honestly might have just been hungry when scripting?😂
@@rivalryyyyfish and chip is missing in England based games😢
I need help getting the Armor Pass to get to the Isle of Armor please, I want to at least get there so I can Gigantamax my Inteleon, Cinderace and Rillaboom. I'm playing Sword.
I genuinely cannot believe this game is 5 years old. I remember playing it and enjoying it back in the day it was one hell of a game.
this game got me through covid i love it
I got it during that time too actually. I played it an awful lot
Same I Byrd it in 2021 I played it to much got an whole box full legendary,s played the 2 dlc,s I love sword and shield I have sword
Same
@@rivalryyyy oh wow! It's almost like it came out at THAT time!
i think i replayed this game at least 5 times during covid
THAT WAS 5 YEARS AGO?!?! I SWEAR TIME JUST FREEZES WITHOUT US KNOWING
i physically recoiled when I read the title... i thought there was no way, like I was still in my mid-teen years when it released which is mad
I am in my mid teens. I was 12 when I got it
Eh, more like you stop in place to think about how far we have gone, versus time and space that doesn't matter except keep going until the whole universe implodes in the year 3000 or the year 8000/10000....Who knows.
I genuinely cannot believe this game is 5 years old. I remember playing it and enjoying it back in the day it was one hell of a game.
I also live in the UK and I enjoyed the gameplay.
I love sword and shield so much. I grew up on the 3ds, so when Sword and Shield came out and I was 13 at the time, it felt like such a leap up from USUM. I'm turning 18 this year and revisiting these games with so much joy. They will forever go down as my favorite
This is litterly my exact situation I was just a few years younger when sword and shield came out
Oh you kiddos have so much to experience. I pity those who couldn't live the DS golden era
@@ThePokemonx7The Golden Era Was The 3DS, Megas, National Dex And Z-Moves
Everyone hated Sword and Shield, but compared to what we got with Scarlet and Violet (being a buggy mess with extremely low framerate CONSTANTLY), it wasn't even nearly as bad as people make it out to be. I know I have very fond memories of playing it. And if I'm being honest, quite a few of the Galar Pokemon are on my favorites list.
Sword and Shield were just victims of the exact same treatment Scarlet and Violet are getting now. Older fans will complain how Pokémon is going downhill while the younger ones enjoy the newer games but don't have a way to voice their opinion. Unpopular opinion, but Scarlet and Violet were not that bad. I had a lot of fun playing them. The only critisms I have were what you just mentioned. They were very glitchy and had terrible graphics. But they also had a lot of really cool Pokémon and probably one of the best stories in the franchise to date. If they had just gotten more time to be properly developed, they could have turned out so much better.
@@deviousangel336 Older fan here. I was there when Pokemon Red and blue came out. Started playing Pokemon Shield for the first time today. It's quite good! Considering I've played Violet recently. I've also played Legends Arceus and Shining Pearl. Both great games ....but all of which are much better than Scarlet/Violet.
Honestly....Shield is really good.
@username_redacted_1987 I'm glad to see someone else agree! Shield was one of my first Pokémon games ever, so I have a ton of nostalgia for it. I remember playing it as a little kid with my brother and watching him struggle on Bea and Leon because he didn't understand that you should Dynamax at the end of the fight instead of the beginning 🤣
I think scarlet and violet are one of the best in my opinion i get the graphics and glitch stuff but scarlet and violet are still really fun they just need to stop it with releasing in so little time and so many games@@username_redacted_1987
I agree as well Pokemon Sword and Sheild has much better graphics then Scarlet and Violet… I had recently gotten Sheild after watching Zackscotts gameplay of Sword though I decided to go for Sheild but overall I think Sheild is much better than Scarlet and Violet I just like the story a bit better is Scarlet/Violet along with the Charaters But I’ve grown to love some of the Charaters as well on Sheild
I know this is pretty unpopular judging by the other comments, but man I did not enjoy these games. I recently replayed all pokémon games that I own and I just ended up not finishing pokémon sword because I simply couldn't stand playing it. I Don't own that many pokémon games, only Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Let's go Pikachu and Legends Arceus. I used to have black 1 and 2, but I lost it a couple years ago, no idea how. They are BY FAR my least favorite games I own. Not just pokémon games. I don't like a single thing about this game other than a couple character designs. Those being Nessa, Ryan, Toxtricity, Corviknight, those hat witches and the Impidimp line. Maybe I forgot one, but yeah, that's about it. The only other positive I have is that it's easy to get into competitive, but i do not care about playing competitive, let alone for my least favorite game.
10/10 it has a little something for everyone.
The games are different enough that if sw/sh doesn't appeal to you, none of the people here (including me who considers it my favourite) should criticise you.
Saying that, it makes sense why a video about a game has a comment section full of people who like that game.
Every game is terrible to somebody
pokemon shield was my first pokemon game ever and i loved it and now im finally gonna play sword so i can complete the dex and get the shiny charm
Honestly man as someone who did it you’re best off just getting the dlc and trading for full dex
Honestly man as someone who did it you’re best off just getting the dlc and trading for full dex
@@KingWallace420I agree.
@@KingWallace420I agree.
save your money and just buy the dlc and trade for your dex. save your money for another game like PLA
im still not over the map where you basically just walked up
And walking up to London instead of down?😂
Great video I'm new to the Pokémon games and your videos help me a lot with learning the lore and everything :)
Late reply to this apologies but I'm glad I can help!
I'm deciding which Pokemon game to play first on Switch. Is Pokemon Sword and Shield a good option, or is Pokemon Legends Arecus better?
Depends on what you are looking for - I feel Legends is a better game. But it isn't a traditional style Pokemon game.
Traditional game id go sword or shield - best game legends Arceus imo.
@@rivalryyyy Arigathanks! Then I'll go for PLA. Have a great day!
Just yesterday I started a new savefile in pkmn sword and I really like it. Although I really had fun with scarlet, especially the DLCs were really frustrating as it felt like none of the performance issues were fixed and many problems were added, with sword it feels so much better just to play the game, having only a few frame issues here and there (e.g. the wild zone) and I prefere this games art style. For me it fits perfect for a pokemon game. If I could, I only would add some of the texturing and effects of the pokemon from scarlet/violet, e.g. the metallic shine of some pokemon.
Great video. I agree witj most of your points, especially with dexit (although I think this was made into a greater issue than it really should be).
After the greatest pokemon game HG/SS the last one i complete and the games before them, Coming back to S/S was pokemon as remembered it.
A traditional story of become champion, i liked the story about zacian and his brother saving galar from destruction, Hop was a cool company through the story.
However i can understand the disappointment of the completionist who live by the mojo "catch them all".
I finished the main story, then another playthrough with dlc and the overall taste fir me is it was cool game. Not to mention im a die hard football fan and to be inspired this gsme by football was a nice touch.
Sword and shield were great games even though they made them really easy compared to the others with the puzzles and things they all took out but the few features I did miss the most even though they are small how you can customize your boxes with different artwork like you can on diamond and Pearl in a different battle scenes like from brilliant diamond and Pearl and past generations
i remember shiny hunting for xerneas in dlc 2 and one day i was just like "this is pointless" and havent touched the game since lol, and no i never got that shiny xerneas.
I’m just bought my Nintendo Switch OLED today. Never played a Pokémon Game and I love the aesthetic from Pokémon Sword and Shield than Scarlet and Violet.
But in my country I can’t find any physical media from Sword and Shield, just digital media. Any problems?
What game should I buy and why? I can buy with DLC if necessary.
how about Pokemon legend arceus one ? its a good game tho
@@ZhangHao-f4f Just bought Pokémon Sword + Expansion Pack, amazing game!
Believe me when I say, this was my first Pokemon game. About a year ago my brother managed to anger my mom for reasons. And in response she permanently confiscated his Switch, and later that she told me that his switch was now mine. Shield was included (alongside his others games lol) so I decided to hop on it. Considering this was my first Pokemon game, I really liked it XD.
That is a interesting way to play your first Pokemon game! What Pokemon game did you play next?
@@rivalryyyy I gave scarlet a little go when I went to relative’s house but I only played it for like 5 minutes. I don’t know if I should get it or is there another pokemon game coming out?
I thought I read this video was posted 3 years ago instead of days and I wasn’t ready for the game to be 8 years old already
My god, can you imagine?? 😂
I am watching this on the train coming from the Lake District
Oh wow that's awesome - I haven't been there in years.
I accepted dexit because of competitive it made the scene so much more dynamic making different pokemon relevant over time I also really like what they have been doing rules wise even after dlc released constantly changing what’s legal gimmick wise and restricted wise it’s been a fun time honestly as someone who’s prime childhood was gen 3 gen 8 is my fourth favorite gen it jumped gen 4 because of the remakes and realizing how much nostalgia was the reason I had it number 1 replaying it it’s a lot of fun but yah slow kind of basic it didn’t really do anything different if you ask me the region just has character and the best champion
I love Sword and Shield. I'm currently doing Dynamax Adventures
I can’t find anyone to do dynamax adventures with. I’m tryna hunt shiny lunala
i forgot that this game came out 5 years ago but then i remember i got it at release in late elementary school and now im in my junior year of high school
Holy shit that’s so crazy. I was a sophomore in college when they got released 😂
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I remember getting sword and shield for Christmas 2019, it’s a good game, finished the game in like feb/march 2020 before covid lockdowns.
I got the Nintendo switch in 2017, so I had no Pokémon games for it 😅 until let’s go.
Btw great video
Man I loved this game
Favourite in the series?
I dont care about dexit, the thing i dislike is the main story that keeps making jumps. However, shield is still my favourite.
Yeah i mean the point of new game and new region is to try new pokemon
The last game I had before getting sword recently which took me 5 years after it came out since i didnt have a switch till now was pokemon Sun and I didnt like it to much but ever since I picked up Sword I got hooked again to pokemon I like it a lot cause it has features I would have wanted years ago and yes I am a veteran since Pokemon Blue and Red
Just replayed it and it was even better the second time. 1000%
People are going to get mad at me but I don’t care. These games are not that bad they aren’t the best games in the series but they are far from the worse. I know one reason people hated them was because of dexit and I completely get that. I personally didn’t mind after a while because it got me to use Pokemon I never would have used otherwise. Dexit helped me appreciate Pokemon like Ribombee Maractus and a few others more. The story is alright. The music is incredible. The characters are hit or miss I liked Hop and Marnie but didn’t like Bede too much. Leon was surprisingly difficult the first time I fought him and he still is somewhat hard. I honestly think this game is an 8/10. Not as good as HGSS Platinum or B2W2. But it’s way better then Red and Blue as well OG Diamond and Pearl.
I think this game had sm potential if they didnt make y pay 40$ for the post game, i like how in sun and moon they just made a whole different game option instead of HAVE TOO buy this dlc to get this pokemon
I wasn't fan of this game at the begining. When they revealed it I was hyped. Region based on GB? how cool is that! But when they showed dynamax, removed megas and added to much football theme, my hype was fading. Whole stadium of people watching you battle was something, but I hate these uniforms. I still had fun playing it! This gen introduced one of my favourite Pokemon till this day like Dragapult, Centiskorch or Zapdos. I wish starters were more monsterlike and not that humanoid. I really like the vibe and aesthetics of overworld (except Wild Area). Pokemon Camp was better feature than Sandwiches for sure. DLC improved my second playthrough as a Bug Type gym leader and by that time I had so much fun with these games. They really grew on me. They needed more polish for sure. If Sword and Shield had Story as good as in SV then they would be much better games. Sw/Sh suffer from bad story or I should say, not developed enough story. But they have good potencial for replayability due to fast progression.
Off topic but the worse part of sv is they didn’t take advantage of what was achieved in arceus they didn’t improve graphics from swsh outside of Pokemon models and the performance failed so they didn’t learn anything from the experience up to that point
Yeah the performance is a big big issue in SV. Which is a shame really, it defintely overshadows most opinions on the game.
I loved pokemon sword I always grew up with 3d, I'm currently currently replaying it. Some pokemon from my OG playthrough (like my shiny) will go to my Violet save in a special box :)
I wish they added something like a battle frontier just like emerald! It makes the game more interesting to go after more than just badges and the pokemon league
This will probably be seen as the last of the Classic Pokemon games, where you still have the traditional linear gameplay instead of the fully open world gameplay that Scarlet and Voilet has. I do think this and S&V are overhated, and this game will probably hold a special place in my heart since it was the first Pomemon game I mainly played through (I was collecting the cards and watching the anime during the 6th/7th generation of Pokemon).
I liked the DLC of gen 8, as much as I wasn't a fan of the base game. But even with my gripes about the emptiness of the wild areas, at least it played smoothly (from what I remember). When I played SV on launch, the performance issues were so bad that I was getting an actual headache from it. Playing it again 3 months ago, it's still really bad. I'll be honest, SS isn't an amazing Pokemon game, but I don't think it's bad with DLC. It's pretty middling without DLC though.
Edit: forgot my manners, good video, I think you hit the nail on the head with this topic.
Idc what anyone says lol, ofc these games weren’t even close to being one of the best but they were nice and underrated
Idk about underrated
@@YoungSigmaGrindset oh they were, by pokemon standards they 100% were even during their peak
Gen8 had the best regional dex since unova, amd is def top 3 regional dexes of all time
Literally thought I was the only one who knows Gen 5 has a good dex, but no ppl pay attention to the Gears, ice cream and trash bags 😂
Hated this game. But I started red/blue so I guess I'm bias... Idk black/white was the best tho
Same I started on red/blue as a kid and idk these new pokemon games are just not the same
I love Pokémon BW I want remakes 😢❤
TheGamer suggests Ballonlea is based on Sherwood Forest. I think it might be based on Wistman's Wood, as Sherwood is too far North and East. Going purely by geography, it would be closer to Bristol.
I am currently playing sword rn for my first time ever and I love it! For some reason it seems to be in better condition the violet is? Mayb more time was spent on working on sword then the current game which is odd
Bro tbh I'm doing my first playthrough of Sword, im a HGSS guy that's my favorite, BUT I played Scarlet recently and loved how easy shinies were to get but I don't like the battles and the world really, BUT DUDE I am LOVING Sword it's gotta be my 2nd favorite pokemon game behind HGSS
It’s been 5 years….almost a decade since sun and moon
....makes me feel incredibly old honestly!
Ballonlea reminded me a bit Keswick in the Lake District
I'll take your word for it - never been to Keswick! It's a few hours away so!
Wish they went back to no gimmicks like Gen 5 and earlier
The battle gimmicks are implemented pretty terribly in the main gameplay, but are definitely better in competitive, but honestly I do too wish they just stopped doing it, or at least implement it better and stop making them one-offs
Idk of all the gimmicks dynamaxing is my favourite one by far cant tell anything about terrastalization or whatever its called cuz i havent playes SV but i played Y i played sun and ultra moon and dynamaxing just stuck with me unlike z moves
And its just my opinion
Who the hell says "bye guys" at the end? That was a totally different voice.
Habit I picked up from my partner who also does UA-cam😂
I like gen 8 and is my second favourate gen after gen 3 fire red leaf green been number one
Sword and Shield were the first pokemon games I've fully skipped, and not really because of Dexit. I'll be real, I never was *that* angry at Dexit, even though a lot of my favorite pokemon were axed, I at least was willing to give them the chance to go through with their promise of better animations for it. The issue I have with Sword and Shield is the sheer laziness that the games are coated in. There are so many pokemon moves where the models just move left and right, up and down, etc. and this is AFTER their claim of better animations for it! As if that's not bad enough, you have the grid locked movement in cutscenes (just take a look at Zacian/Zamazenta's movement in overworld cutscenes.) and a region design that would make Kanto complain about how linear it is. Sword and Shield have a lot of problems, but the biggest thing that I personally hate them for is the same one that I hate X and Y for. They sold so fucken well despite that all. They have so many issues, bad performance and more bugs than you could point a finger at, and yet they were second only to Red and Blue in terms of sales. Games that were much better and had more quality to them...for this.
My 2nd favorite Pokemon game
What's the first!?!
@@rivalryyyy RED AND RUBY THERE MY NUMBER 1’s
I still find Sword and Shield to be the weakest in the series, the wild area was good but everything else was really linear and the story was kind of tacked on without proper build up. However on a more positive side I absolutely loved the DLC for the games.
One thing I did find annoying was the discourse online at the time these games released like yea I know the texture on the tree doesn’t look good, but I also don’t spend my time in game just randomly staring at trees.
the voice actor who scorbunny in Pokemon sword and shield need to come to Rhode Island comic con.
Well, the SS is not as broken as the SuV. But that doesn't make them good, or even acceptable.
ermmm sw/sh was not 5 years ago...that was like last year...right?
Sorry to inform you it's already been 5!
@@rivalryyyy Damn, I guess I gotta go order my coffin then! DX
5 years later and it's still one of the weakest mainline games in my opinion. I had my fun but, a lot didn't feel right. When I compare it with SV, SV is for me the better game (aside the technical problems, which didn't happen on my side).
I loved the games the anime style graphics is what i always wanted Pokémon to look like and the colors were beautiful and the battle dynamics were good seeing lighting in the background of a storm in the middle of a battle nice it did have is flaws like you said it didn't feel complete until the dlc's which made them feel like that should've been the game in the first place and not being able to get Eterarus second form why!!? Game freak come on lol
I still love wordand shield the 1 thing I like better than scarlet and violet is that they at least have about facility in scarlet and violet there is really no such equivalent.
I found a shiny ho oh in this game 3 days ago
Not watched the video yet, but I'm going to say that I think this is probably the most underrated Pokémon game. It definitely has its flaws but overall I really, really enjoyed it. It has my favourite new set of Pokémon designs since gen 4, the best gym battles in the series and I personally I loved the G-Max Pokémon almost as much a Mega Evolutions. I also really enjoyed all the raid den events and especially Dynamax adventures which kept me coming back to it long after I would with most Pokémon games.
"Dexit" was definitely a shame and honestly really p*ssed me off when it was first announced, but in hindsight it didn't actually affect my enjoyment of the game much, if at all and it's simply not feasible for them to keep including every Pokémon in every game going forward anyway. It was always going to happen eventually. Also, unpopular opinion I'm sure but I truly think having a more structured and linear game along the wild areas for a bit more free exploration made for a much better experience than the fully open (yet incredibly dull and empty feeling) world of Scarlet and Violet.
@@The-Fishkeeper except scarlet and violet isn’t dull like sword and the worst pokemon games.
@@Mimikyu15 I couldn't disagree more. They're the first mainline Pokémon games to have a fully open and explorable world and yet gave me by far the least insensitive to explore of any Pokémon games. It's mostly just endless fields of nothingness with a few TM's and glistening items scattered around. There aren't even building interiors to explore anymore. Almost no noteworthy NPC characters worth taking to, hardly any smaller side quests to do or secrets to find like past games. The whole world just feels completely empty and sterile and devoid of the charm and "lived in" feeling of other Pokémon regions.
@@The-Fishkeeper hmm , still has a lot more content than sword and shield not to mention at least scarlet and violet actually have a good story and likable characters and no it’s not empty. The only thing made the game interesting was dynamax and gigantimax. And the npc’s in s&v are way more interesting to talk to.
@@Mimikyu15 Again, I beg to differ. You can't even interact with most NPC's in Scarlet and Violet outside of the main characters. There are just vast amounts of open sprawling land that are almost completely bare geometrically and with almost nothing to do or find other than a few TM's which you can just get made at the Pokémon centers now anyway, there are almost no NPC's outside of a few trainers, or hidden areas to find. Other than looking to see what Pokémon spawn there, there is basically no reason at all to explore.
By far the worst is the towns and cities though. They're almost completely barren. No buildings you can enter except for gyms, nearly no NPC'S you can actually talk to, most of them just walk around in a loop with a single speech bubble over their heads. There's literally nothing to do in them other than do the gym challenge and move on. They feel like lifeless, soulless ghost towns.
Previous games encouraged you to explore every little nook and cranny, enter buildings, talk to random NPC's, many of which would give you notable gifts including special Pokémon, rare or finite items, hidden side quests and objectives. Little secrets off the main path hidden away away somewhere and it made the region much more fun and REWARDING to explore, and added replay value.
Sword and Shield was already a step down in this regard compared to previous installments, especially on the routes in between towns and cities, but compared to Scarlet and Violet they feel so alive.
i can ensure you the problem is not time they have literally all money one can think of and making more money with each game they just want to cut costs and it works scarlet violet as badly programmed they where sold more than every other game and we all are the problem me includet who bought 2 of each ... :D
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Still the Halo 5 and Star Wars Episode 8 of Pokemon.
What’s your favorite video from this channel? I’m looking for recommendations!
Mine personally? I loved the 25 years later of gold and silver because I was replaying them at the time. Really enjoyed making it!
Best Pokémon game on switch other than arceus
I'd agree with that!
Dexit was good for VGC
Wait, it's only been 5 years? Dude, it feels like it's been 8 at the very least... These games feel so dated, what the hell...
Dated? Dude it is not atari games. Wtf
@@thelifesampler Woah there, friend. Calm down. People are allowed to have feelings about things. There's nothing wrong with what I said.
@@SpectreProtomoth yeah I mean it is only 4 year old game. Not that you are playing a 16bits game
@@thelifesampler Well I never said I was ^^;
I think gen 8 will be the next kalos
People didnt really like kalos when it first came out but now they love it
I think in say 10 years time people will look back on galar and say ye know what they were good games
X and Y had a great anime as well, so that helped with the game’s popularity later on.
I haven’t played the actual game because I don’t have the right DS
I hope so but I don’t think it will be the case this time. I think people will hate swsh and galar in general forever until it gets a redemption like legends: z-a is said to be for kalos.
Kalos was always good, but B2W2 makes everything just look worse
I think Sword and Shield were the weakest mainline Pokemon games, excluding remakes. But that makes sense. A move onto a new console, having the first ever DLC, the sheer size of the franchise, and many other factors must have put a lot of pressure onto the developers and while the games had some things, the game has a lot of problems as a result of how stressful this probably was. COVID hitting right after must have not been the greatest either. It was in a really awkward place honestly, and I personally would consider the lowest that Pokémon has ever been, along with BDSP. The games were good, they just couldn’t handle the pressure from everything. It seems the most recent games have been making improvements though, I just hope they put more time into future games.
Well they finally broke the yearly release trend…
Nuh uh ☝🏻
Sword and Shield were just victims of being the newest games at the time. Just look at Black and White. When they came out, everyone was clowning on them and said that they were the worst games to date. But almost 14 years later, they are remembered as being some of the best game in the franchise. The main reason is because of the kids. The kids who grew up playing Black and White didn't have a way to voice their opinions at the time, but now that they're older, they can reminisce about them. I guarantee you that if you give Sword and Shield 5 more years, people will say the exact same thing about them.
I'd even go as far as to say the same thing about Scarlet and Violet as well. I don't think they were bad games. They had a great story with lots of new and awesome Pokémon, as well as a lot of customization options. They just have piss poor graphics, and a lot of glitches. Imo, they definitely should have gotten a 3rd version instead of a DLC to fix this.
But I don't think Sword and Shield needed a 3rd version. There weren't any major issues with them that the DLC couldn't fix.
The tree
Hope we get a Gen 8 Remake in 2025
5 years later: 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗
I think it’s gotten better with time, it’s still the worst in the series but there are features I miss like the dynamax lair and the actually explorable houses 😂
Even worse than Scarlet and Violet do you reckon?
It is not the worst
I put more hours in shield than I did in violet
I'd take Sword & Shield over Scarlet & Violet and X & Y any day.
@@The-FishkeeperReally? X&Y? I’ve never played it, but it cannot be worse than Sword and Shield
I love sword and shield. The region is beautiful, the Pokemon are cool, I actually enjoyed the wild area (although it could be bigger) & the glimwood triange
NO MORE DEX CUT IN ALL THE FUTURE POKEMON GAMES!
I mean if they’re just gonna re-use models, absolutely
That’s not even a problem imo
People: I hate bruxish, chingling, quilladin, origin dialga etc
Also people: but if they’re not in every game I will send death threats to gamefreak! It’s not like I said in the past that these Pokémon shouldn’t exist in the first place or anything and if they weren’t in a game it would basically be like that.
(This is just a joke, alright)
I really don’t care if not every Pokémon makes it into every game. The reasons for why is not cool on gamefreak’s part but in general, I don’t care if I can’t use centiskorch in one game or magnezone in another. I have tons of other options and they’ll probably be in the game after that anyway.
No reply value it was so horrible the dlc wasn’t bad tho
Cap
Good video 🙏🏻def subscribing
pokemon sword and shield the last non genshin impact style
Rainbows are cool.
Dynamax was the best. Very flexible, does not require a hold, many good canadates to dynamax. Way better than mega/zmove
0:40 HOW??
Not a thing here
Also jelly = what you call jello
Plus peanut butter is gross 😆
@@Alex-zs7gw peanut butter is good though at least if you have it on something
@@tippedjoshua6802 nah lots of people like peanut butter here (I personally think it's grim)
Just mixing it with jam isn't a thing
We get the reference cuz of US media - just not something we've adopted.
Plus jam butties (sandwich) reminds me of the post war generation lol
I got my switch really late, and just got Sword and the DLC last year.
My opinions are:
The base game is small, the routes are small, the cities are small, and even while liking it very much, i feel that the wild area is REALLY small, specially as it was used to make it look like that we had as much exploration as the earlier games. The DLCs solve it, but its a DLC.
It took me some time to get used to dynamax, i like it now, only while playing casual, i dislike it in pvps, but the idea and designs are really good.
The DLCs itself are really good, i quite liked it, i have some issues with them, sure, but it was a good experience for me, specially playing Violet before playing Sword, i quite like the open world and overworld pokémon. The bike tho, it has 2 velocities, slow and so fast that i can't control properly, I would take Miraidon 10.000 times over that bike
The character customization is ok, XY still has the better of the series, but its way better than SV
I remember liking it because it was either the 2nd or 3rd game in the series I played after Pokémon white and maybe Pokémon Sun depending on when I got it. I was also 10 at the time, but I really need to go back just to see what it’s like because now thinking back on it, it seemed boring. I remember getting really bored during the 2nd dlc, but still it’s better than Scarlet & Violet where I’m just laughing at how bad it looks all the time.
This was probably the worst game I have ever played in my life
Hate this game cause im forced to visit london to finish it
Why'd you make me feel old
Let me check yep still the game I hate the most
There's a saying in spanish that says: "Those who don't know god pray to any saint" that's what happends with this game. The people who like it, is because they were kids when they played it and now fell nostalgia plus it has the core Pokémon expirience that's so fun. However, compared with the peak of the franchise in GBA and DS, this games are pure trash.
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By far the worst mainline pokemon game.
Black and white ☝🏻
@@ErykRoll That’s cap Gen 5 is the best one. Has everything
@@a.x.x8184 (boi that was sarcasm)
please stop saying "leh" instead of "ly" I'm tweaking out, I won't watch you again if you don't change that