Pokémon Violet - An Unsurprising Disappointment

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  • Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
  • How is Ed Sheeran not the worst part?
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    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the byproduct of endless greed at the cost of quality. Despite there being some good parts to them there is no way that I can recommend them to anyone, especially not fans of the series that would like to see it improve. These games are supremely disappointing but the series has been on a downward spiral for years so that isn’t very surprising. As a kid who grew up playing these games every chance I could get, it’s disappointing to see the series continue to put out lackluster titles. I hope that GameFreak and Nintendo can find a way to put out quality titles in the future but considering the sales figures, I don’t think that will ever end up happening.
    DISCLAIMER: If you liked the game I’m glad that you did. I go pretty hard on the game but if you are able to look past the issues and enjoy them, continue to enjoy them.
    -Timestamps-
    0:00 - Intro
    1:16 - The Good Stuff
    5:11 - Presentation and Performance
    7:52 - What a Terrible World…
    10:06 - I love reading boring dialog
    11:00 - SPOILER! The world still sucks
    14:05 - The Battles
    19:49 - Conclusion
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  • @tatu9805
    @tatu9805 10 місяців тому +123

    I have had diarrhea every day for eight years.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  8 місяців тому +23

      Unfortunate.

    • @randomguy9084
      @randomguy9084 8 місяців тому +11

      idk why this dumb comment made me laugh so hard

    • @tatu9805
      @tatu9805 8 місяців тому +17

      @@randomguy9084 I have hemorrhoids

    • @RokkTheRock
      @RokkTheRock 7 місяців тому +4

      ibs? same bestie

    • @ducksquidbat8315
      @ducksquidbat8315 6 місяців тому +5

      I’m now bricked up. Thanks

  • @brimstoner982
    @brimstoner982 8 місяців тому +55

    I swear the entire region looks like a vrchat world

  • @Maartwo
    @Maartwo 11 місяців тому +219

    Paldea is the blandest region ever in Pokemon games history. Looks like a steam early access open world game it has the same performance as one.

    • @aubueruser7228
      @aubueruser7228 11 місяців тому +3

      Hoenn is pretty much just a random region when you don’t look into it.

    • @helion2018
      @helion2018 7 місяців тому +5

      Is Sword and Shield much better, though? It's linear trash, has no cool dungeons except for like 2 piss easy caves and that's it.

    • @mistake1197
      @mistake1197 6 місяців тому +11

      ​@@helion2018imo sword and shields areas were shit but at least they didn't look like shit.

    • @NelStone1
      @NelStone1 6 місяців тому +3

      @@helion2018 I would honestly say I dislike Sword and Shield just as much as Scarlet and Violet, but for entirely different reasons.

    • @mathieul4303
      @mathieul4303 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@mistake1197both games looks like trash

  • @NineHundredDollarydoos
    @NineHundredDollarydoos 11 місяців тому +83

    To be fair about the camera in battles, if you press R3 the camera resets to the default camera angle and starts doing the usual shot changes and movements. Of course, since you can battle anywhere, this will often cause the camera to break through the geometry and give you a peek at the endless white void.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  11 місяців тому +28

      𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℑ𝔫𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔦𝔱𝔢 𝔳𝔬𝔦𝔡

  • @AxelWedstar411
    @AxelWedstar411 4 місяці тому +22

    If anyone called a Pokémon game a "Hidden gem", I'd have to question their understanding of what the word 'Hidden' means.

    • @Kurokami112
      @Kurokami112 3 місяці тому +6

      ...or the word "gem"

    • @TheSalamanderMenace4
      @TheSalamanderMenace4 3 місяці тому +3

      @@Kurokami112 🤣 but seriously this game was a BETRAYAL

    • @tokilladaemon
      @tokilladaemon 20 днів тому +2

      The "gems" (good parts of the game) are "hidden" under piles and piles of flavourless stale oatmeal (everything else about the game)

    • @TheSalamanderMenace4
      @TheSalamanderMenace4 20 днів тому

      @@tokilladaemon the gem is only area zero dont lie

    • @blazechaos212
      @blazechaos212 11 днів тому

      ​@@TheSalamanderMenace4you're just perfectionist

  • @superdajoka
    @superdajoka Місяць тому +4

    One thing that frustrates me is that whenever I try to criticize this game on twitter, a lot of people come after me saying that I'm "complaining over a kids game", and they act like I am a big bad bully. And then of course, they proceed to do the same thing that they tell me to stop with other games (which is fine, but it is hypocritical) I just want this franchise to do better quality wise, and kids deserve better.

  • @benamisai-kham5892
    @benamisai-kham5892 11 місяців тому +68

    literally that unhinged tweet you showed in the beginning broke my brain for most of the video I'm sorry....but a child apparently not having as much "sex appeal" as another is the grossest reason for not liking a game I've ever heard holy shit

    • @Matty002
      @Matty002 11 місяців тому +2

      i had to rewind the video when i read this comment because i mustve looked away for a second, and HOLY SHIT this person is complaining about the lack of sɛxuɑlizing of CHILDREN!?!?!
      the internet was a mistake

    • @tyb.531
      @tyb.531 11 місяців тому +14

      Thank you for pointing this out, I couldn’t believe it

    • @grassfedavocado
      @grassfedavocado 10 місяців тому +9

      wtf. I usually only listen to these videos, but omg. POKEMON IS NOT PRON. damn.

  • @darklogh9715
    @darklogh9715 6 місяців тому +13

    I've been playing pokemon since pokemon red on the game boy and for the first time in my life I had to force myself to even launch the game and it hurts so bad, fan games are unironically what keeps this franchise alive right now

  • @ScizzyGibbler
    @ScizzyGibbler 6 місяців тому +9

    I would pay an unhealthy amount of money for a dark and mature pokemon game where you take on the mob in some gritty classic 1920's scenerio filled with pain and loss but an ultimately victorious adventure narrated by a beaten soul like that of Rorschach in the Watchmen .

  • @PrismOpal64
    @PrismOpal64 4 місяці тому +10

    The next gen pokemon game could be a literally unplayable mess that doesn't even work past the title screen, and it will still sell millions of copies. Why should they ever try to be better when there are MILLIONS of people who will buy no matter what?

  • @NelStone1
    @NelStone1 6 місяців тому +9

    A year later and I'm still in disbelief at this release. I think my jaw was perpetually dropped the first few hours just because of how bad everything looked and felt. We had BD/SP in late 2021. They should have saved Legends Arceus for Nov. 2022 so IT could be the big holiday game and developed S/V another year and had it come out this November. What a shame.
    At least a lot of the character designs rock and the music slaps. I can still count on Pokemon for that much.

  • @highgeneralkage2748
    @highgeneralkage2748 Місяць тому +6

    That conclusive statement couldn't make me laugh any harder now that Palworld exists.

  • @esdrasreis3481
    @esdrasreis3481 Рік тому +125

    I'm totally out of the pokemon scarlet and violet loop
    P.s: to the people that like to say that pokemon fans got what they wanted, don't complain when the waiter brings your food completely burned

    • @malikpierre-louis3343
      @malikpierre-louis3343 6 місяців тому

      Wait what what do you mean with this P.S

    • @QuackCow144
      @QuackCow144 7 днів тому +2

      for food to be burned, it had to of been fully cooked first. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is like when the waiter brings your food raw

  • @xSwiftx4
    @xSwiftx4 8 місяців тому +8

    I knew there was a subconcious reason i stopped playing Pokemon after Sun/Moon. Idk if it was cuz Pokemon has not went to home console...that the 3D aspect of it has been taken to a level that is just unappealing to my eyes....Im not sure...but ty for making this video and tacking some of the reasons why

  • @mattb6522
    @mattb6522 11 місяців тому +51

    I have to completely agree. I finished the entire story in Scarlet and while it was OK, it just didn't feel like a "complete" experience. The whole game kind of felt like a tech-demo for a full release. I don't know how this game got the green light to get released in this state. This shows that The Pokémon Company doesn't really care about the game quality. The game was released way too prematurely to get out for the holiday season. I actually feel bad for the developers as I'm sure they worked themselves half to death to meet the deadlines even just to get this build out.
    I initially was going to skip playing Scarlet/Violet as I had skipped Sword/Shield after hearing how mediocre they were. Looking back, I probably should have saved my $60 and put it towards a much better game. All in all, I didn't hate this game, but it just felt lackluster. Unfortunately, people vote with their wallets, so I agree that I don't see the quality of the games vastly improving in the near future. Pokémon is a merchandising dynamo.

    • @leonardofarias8843
      @leonardofarias8843 6 місяців тому +4

      I find it weird the Paldea anime started airing in 2023, is it just because the animation needed more time?

    • @Hollow_Tim
      @Hollow_Tim 6 місяців тому +1

      Does nobody know emulators exist anymore?

  • @averyblurryduck749
    @averyblurryduck749 Рік тому +62

    at this point im just expecting a downgraded experience with any newer pokemon games, the only thing i look forward too in these games are the new pokemon added. atleast the pokemon design/concept department hasn't fallen into despair unlike basically every other department

    • @hamstreak5591
      @hamstreak5591 Рік тому +11

      Oh really? Still good pokemon designs, eh?
      Pawmot
      Goldhengo
      The starters
      Dudunsparse
      The spider one
      Palafin
      The reddit dogs
      By all means, please stop me when I mention a pokemon design that's actually decent.

    • @neatobandito1748
      @neatobandito1748 Рік тому +24

      @@hamstreak5591 the fire crocodile is fucking rad idk what you're on about

    • @hamstreak5591
      @hamstreak5591 Рік тому +4

      @@neatobandito1748
      the sombrero crocodile? Yeah I wonder what's wrong with him!

    • @averyblurryduck749
      @averyblurryduck749 Рік тому +12

      @@hamstreak5591 you're acting like this generation has some of the worst, compared to every other pokemon region this doesn't fall far to them, while yes some designs are indeed bad. majority aint, also before trashing on the "still good pokemon designs" please think back through every generation and then speak of it...also dundunspare is intentionally supposed to be a bad design too so thats abit unfair. and a flaming skeleton crocodile with a little fire chick companion is cool in anyway you look at it

    • @hamstreak5591
      @hamstreak5591 Рік тому +8

      @@averyblurryduck749
      _> It's_ intentionally _bad, that makes it okay!_
      *Dude, you're defending a product that is INTENTIONALLY BAD. Think about that.*
      *Better yet, Look up Dunseraph. That's what we wanted Dunsparse to evolve into. Not this mistake of nature.*
      As for the starter, have you SEEN the middle evolution? It's abysmal. And even though it slightly improves upon evolution, it's still just another jobbermon. I'm tired of our starters having jobs, instead of being mystical creatures.*
      Face it: 95% of this new Dex is just reddit-tier or tumblr-designed garbage. The only decent design that comes to mind that isn't either just a reskin of older, actually GOOD pokemon, or just legendaries with extra attention given to them, is the hammer one. Go ahead & find me another good design- pro tip: you can't.

  • @mahumia
    @mahumia Рік тому +23

    I do enjoy the game, but it is bittersweet as I feel like it could be so much more and I am enjoying it less than I did back in the DS day (mostly played DS games, as I did not have access to the games until I got enough disposable money). I did not really notice the graphical issues with sword/shield, did not have much of a problem with the graphics in PL:A, but now even I am cringing... With things supposed to be a 'beautiful open world' but have minecraft style textures and 1 fps movement when things are more than a foot away from you...
    I did like the concept of kinda sorta being able to do the story in the order you want it to (random order is not applicable, as fights do not scale), as I did beeline for the titans when Arven came out with exactly why he wants the herba mystica. Asking nurse Joy for tips on where to go next is not a good idea either: she'll just direct you to the nearest objective, even if it is waaaaaay above your level...
    I really like the concept of pokemon, but I do not like the 'one step forward, three steps back' which has been going on lately.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  Рік тому +8

      The world is ugly on top of feeling like it's not well designed and it's just unfortunate. The idea of Pokémon is awesome and my dumbass will probably keep trying the new games but the way the series could and should go and the way it's going are polar opposites.

  • @atdynax
    @atdynax 6 місяців тому +5

    And Game Freak said it themselves, why do more as necessary? It sells anyways. These games will only change if we don't buy them. If you need to buy them just wait until you get them used. I bought them because of the Pokédex, but now that i know that i get them through Pokémon Go, i can wait.

  • @giggymuun
    @giggymuun 6 місяців тому +5

    Remember that Nintendo only publishes the game, they don’t develop it. They don’t put on these restrictions, they only allow it. It’s not entirely their fault, it’s multiple companies.
    (ppl are still gonna get it so it doesn’t really matter.)

  • @haunted_pixel
    @haunted_pixel 9 місяців тому +10

    I still use a Pikachu key chain to this day, to remind me of the earliest days of my childhood, specifically Pokémon White 2, Explorers of Time, Conquest and Shadows of Almia. Some of the best childhood memories I have are from this series. Now almost 20 years later, I'm running out of reasons to call myself a Pokémon fan. If those inevitable Unova remakes screw up, that'll seriously be the last straw for me.

    • @pascalsimioli6777
      @pascalsimioli6777 7 місяців тому

      ... Your childhood days were with Pokémon white 2? I've started with pokemon red and blue, get the f outta here you poser lmao

  • @evgenivasileuski559
    @evgenivasileuski559 Місяць тому +1

    Paldea is the epitome of "Crocodile Street" from Bruno schulz, where everything trying to copy something bizarre and amazing, but feels empty and fake

  • @Onzaru
    @Onzaru 11 місяців тому +27

    Would be nice if they took notes from the fan games who for the most part take mechanics that they(gamefreak) created and build on them. Could just give us options in the game to toggle things in and off and that's just the battle part. It doesn't have to be overly dark and gritty but if a rpg maker game using pixels from gen 3 can feel more alive than a whole ass 3d wannabe breath of the wild rendition then there's some serious problems

    • @shadowentity777
      @shadowentity777 6 місяців тому +3

      Fan made pokemon:😎🍷
      Game freak:We rushed this games lol

  • @Ishuduh
    @Ishuduh 7 місяців тому +7

    Look how they massacred my boy

  • @dayvonlouis5187
    @dayvonlouis5187 11 місяців тому +25

    Easily the worst Pokémon game on the switch

  • @a1kaline
    @a1kaline Рік тому +26

    I've never complained about graphics in a video game. I have complained a little bit about performance. That was going to be the same case with Gen 9, if it wasn't for the CONSTANT crashing. This game has crashed at least once EVERY TIME I've opened and played it. It crashed when I opened the boxes, opened the PokéPortal, opened the MAP, AND HATCHED A FUCKING EGG AT THE "WRONG CAMERA ANGLE?!" There is a lot of things I love about Scarlet and Violet. For example, the music is so well composed and the transition between the overworld and battle theme for each Province is wonderful. I've noticed little segments of music from past Gens(mostly Gen 8) hidden in the soundtracks and I love it. Not only that, but a lot of the new Pokemon have bursted their way into my all time favorites. The main three being Fuecoco, Koraidon, and Tinkaton. For as long as I can remember, Mewtwo's been my favorite legendary mainly due to his overall personality he's shown in every movie/episode he's been in along with his character motives. But when I saw Koraidon's in-game interactions, I was appalled on how much energy and personality they gave it. Since then, that little lizard friend has started to crawl it's way to my top favorite. In conclusion, when I play a new Pokemon main-line release, I mostly pay attention to two things. The new designs and the soundtrack, and this game delivered. However the performance and graphical issues have gotten so bad, that it starts to scare me.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  Рік тому +6

      Like I said there is a lot to like! I honestly wish the performance and sub par graphics didn't bother me as much as they did but they do. The music transitions really help keep the immersion going, I just wish the battles themselves felt as lively as the music! There are some talented people at Game Freak in the music department and some of the new mons are cool. I just can't recommend someone throw their hard earned cash at the game for those two things alone.

  • @s0lid_sno0ks
    @s0lid_sno0ks 3 місяці тому +5

    *grass materializing 3 feet in front of you*

  • @diogoandrade6894
    @diogoandrade6894 11 місяців тому +13

    Is the pokemon company...Apple?

  • @HighProteinPowder
    @HighProteinPowder 8 місяців тому +4

    i dislike the school uniform shit
    and also i hate it how you get the “legendary “ pokemon at the start of the game. just ruins the mysteriousness of legendary pokemon

  • @SpareMango
    @SpareMango 9 місяців тому +8

    Elite video

  • @SirBreadingtonTheFirst
    @SirBreadingtonTheFirst 9 місяців тому +21

    Being spanish and finally having a pokemon game based in Spain is cool and all, but the game wants me to shit my pants, it looks nothing like spain and the game overall is ass. But I have to say, Toby Fox was fucking cooking with the music

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  8 місяців тому +13

      Compared to how they depicted things like France in X and Y this feels like a real slap in the face to Spain. It deserves much better because the geography and architecture of Spain is very beautiful.

    • @Luis-yh9xd
      @Luis-yh9xd 8 місяців тому +9

      There was a lot of missed potential with the Paldea region because on paper, a Pokémon region based on the Iberian Peninsula could easily have been one of the most visually distinct and unique regions in the series, unfortunately Gamefreak fumbled the bag with the execution and it shows that Gamefreak did no research when designing this region. They even forgot that Portugal exists.

  • @randomedgygamer2191
    @randomedgygamer2191 11 місяців тому +8

    I don’t like the mechanics of this game nor the lag nor the artstyle. Swsh was much more my style

  • @parkergarvey3539
    @parkergarvey3539 9 місяців тому +7

    Fighting and dragon with kiraidon was certainly original but we definitely could’ve gotten a different typing for miraidon since zekrom was already an electric and dragon type legendary

  • @superpaytonmars8852
    @superpaytonmars8852 6 місяців тому +3

    It's worse than that. There's not just 800+ Pokemon. There are well over 1000 different species now, the majority of which you cannot access because fuck you we need that sweet, sweet Pokemon Home money!

  • @CrissBluefox
    @CrissBluefox 8 місяців тому +6

    While I am salty my signature Pokemon Machoke was cut from the game I think many would tell me at least old Machie doesn't have to be involved with a glitchy, sluggish unfinished mess of a game. Even with DLC, I have played Tears of the Kingdom and the quality and performance issues between them are very noticeable, TotK is massively better. Like holy cow, BotW doesn't run like this.

  • @cttommy73
    @cttommy73 11 місяців тому +5

    I played Pokémon scarlet and I have to say it is the most boring game I've ever played. The people who say it is the best are either Pokémon stans who will say anything with a Pokémon logo on it is best thing ever, or are just people who has an entire career base around Pokémon, so they obviously wouldn't say it is bad.

  • @LuigiTheMetal64
    @LuigiTheMetal64 10 місяців тому +3

    The Pokémon games should have been 2D anime graphical video games.

  • @randomguy9084
    @randomguy9084 8 місяців тому +5

    pokemon sv officially driven me to give up on new gamefreak games i only play showdown and romhacks these days. Also they should give up on the open world idea while I love open world games gamefreak has shown 3 times in a row now that they are not able to pull it off they should just go back to the old formula

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  8 місяців тому +2

      Open worlds are probably the hardest thing to do well in gaming and I think they'd be smart to move away from it too. They require more time to do well than GameFreak has to make these games. Also if they strip back to a more linear world with branching pathways maybe we can get a game that looks and runs better lol

  • @dwest84
    @dwest84 Місяць тому +2

    The fan disappointment has never been so widespread and exigent as it was this time. And yet, they won't course correct at all. The next game will STILL just be a bit further on the downward slope they've been on. They're laughing, cuz they're serving us crap and know that we'll keep paying for it.

  • @MrBioniclefan1
    @MrBioniclefan1 9 місяців тому +5

    I don't why but to me it's like they wanted to compete with Half-Life 1 in the texture area but everything else falls flat....

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  8 місяців тому +3

      At least Half Life has b-hopping.

  • @greywarden1261
    @greywarden1261 5 місяців тому +5

    Honestly my biggest dissapointment was how this doesn't feel like a spanish region. Like if they wanna just keep makin japanese regions I wish they would instead of half assing a country and adding several japanese based parts after

  • @chueyv9080
    @chueyv9080 Рік тому +3

    Great video! Thank you for making this video. Production and writing is good too

  • @smallpharma
    @smallpharma Рік тому +17

    You deserve more attention than what you currently have! Love your edits, the way you talk, and how well you dissect the topics you choose to discuss. Looking forward to what you'll do in 2023!

  • @TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS
    @TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS 9 місяців тому +4

    This made me think "what changes would I make if I had to fix the games?"
    I've plenty of things I could say, but I want to just tackle one issue: the battle speed. (I wrote a Google Doc like I was going to make a video about it, but that's unlikely to happen so just ignore that, or hey, maybe steal it for yourself, Idc!)
    「"Well, let’s look at the complaint that inspired this video: stat change messages!
    In this review of Scarlet and Violet, he comments how it gives you a message for each stat change and that this takes forever so I took inspiration from something I saw in my Sword playthrough: the messages when abilities are triggered such as Oblivious cancelling Intimidate.
    Except…I think we could simplify this even further, so let’s display all of the changes at once and redesign the notification to not require any reading.
    We can colour code buffs with red, and debuffs as blue but we’ll also have an arrow pointing up or down for those suffering from colour blindness…I am assuming Gamefreak designs around disability, but as I do not have any that hinders my gameplay experience, I can’t point out any failings on their part at this moment in time.
    Anyway, defence buffs can be a shield, if it is physical defence then it’ll have the icon for physical attack in it and the ripple that is used for special attack.
    Physical attack changes are a sword which is either red or blue, again with an accompanying arrow whilst special attack would be a brain.
    Speed, we can go pretty simple and have a foot, accuracy would be an eye and evasion would be a man performing double team.
    If this seems too vague, I guess we can add the text below the icon but I think these are pretty clear on their own.
    Any time this pops up, it will show for as long as the ability activation messages, those seem pretty fast but with enough time to read them despite being on the opposite sides of the screen.
    Multi-hit moves are another fan hated snail: so why don’t we have it so when a Pokémon gets its attack split into three animations, one is when it approaches, another for the attack which can be looped and the final for when it returns to its original position.
    Whilst it is attacking, mid-animation, the damage will be calculated with the bar moving at whatever speed will keep it synced for when the attack will end and FINALLY the message for the number of times it hit will display, this should cut the time down quite a bit.
    Whenever a critical hit occurs, the super effective sound should play alongside a message like the previously mentioned “activated ability” just saying “critical hit” and if it happens multiple times in the same attack, add “x” then number.
    Do NOT interrupt the attacking for any reason other than the fact it concluded!"」

  • @PlzDontSub
    @PlzDontSub 11 місяців тому +7

    I almost feel like Nintendo should stop making their own consoles and just make games for the other consoles, the hardware of the switch is soo poor to allow mobile gaming that it really held this game back from being bearable

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  11 місяців тому +8

      Part of me agrees but I also like my Switch even with it being underpowered.

    • @King_Luigi
      @King_Luigi 11 місяців тому +4

      At that point you'd just be using system power to brute force "good performance" out of a broken game.
      Too many devs these days rely on high spec machines as a crutch in place of properly optimizing their games.

  • @Big_Dai
    @Big_Dai 7 місяців тому +3

    @21:26 OMG! I hadn't noticed.. but that PKMN's mouth goes from round to polygonal when opened!
    I loved this series for years, but dropped it since I saw Sword and Shield being developed.. glad to know I'm not missing anything, sad to know people are dumb to support this disaster further.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  6 місяців тому +1

      If you pay close attention, this actually happens when you start a battle with any Pokémon in the wild. There are at least 2 LOD models for Pokémon. When you start a battle it plays their little animation and switches to the higher detail battle model during the camera pull out animation. You can notice the hands and stuff change midway through the pull out for that reason. I wish I can say that it didn't distract me but I wrote half a paragraph about it here because I couldn't stop noticing it.

  • @bladerdj3503
    @bladerdj3503 8 місяців тому +5

    If they completed the Development of this game it could have been my new fav Pokémon game.

  • @BattyBitz
    @BattyBitz 10 місяців тому +4

    "The problem is the vista looks like straight up fucking shit". I got a lol out of that. I didn't buy these because even the trailers looked bad to me. I do like Legends, but I'm glad I did not waste my money on these. This might just be how the new games are from now on.

  • @Sorinter4069
    @Sorinter4069 Рік тому +6

    Such an underrated channel. Found you on your disco Elysium video and have been a fan ever since. Great video as usual, and I hope this new year gives your channel the attention it deserves

  • @samtmg1652
    @samtmg1652 18 днів тому

    Yo the writing in this vid is hilarious 😂 you need more subs man! Also rip pokemon but at least the legends games seem to be in better shape than the main series (hoping the new legends game is as good as or better than arceus)

  • @igorgiuseppe1862
    @igorgiuseppe1862 8 місяців тому +1

    4:24 they can just change the world building to pretend this type of thing dont happen between pokemon...

  • @pastamanofficial
    @pastamanofficial Рік тому +14

    AAAAH DR DANKBOT UPLOADED

  • @justatogepienjoyingchocolate
    @justatogepienjoyingchocolate 7 днів тому +1

    A game so boring that they make you go to class in school to have fun

  • @QuackCow144
    @QuackCow144 7 днів тому

    I would LOVE if they made an HD2D style game (like Octopath Traveler and Live A Live for example) with the 3D buildings and 2D Pokemon. Imagine the shadows and how beautiful that would look!

  • @asterthehedgehog6861
    @asterthehedgehog6861 7 місяців тому +3

    I never liked Terastylizing. The Gyms never seem to make good use of it and, even if it changes up battling, I’d rather something more awesome like Dynamaxing than simply crystallizing my Pokémon and slap a crown on them. I never used it because story mode doesn’t take any great usage of that. It made the already annoying online raids a slog to go through when the transformation takes up time. The raids of Sword and Shield were structured better
    Paldea is also the lamest region of all (It’s a ghost town literally everywhere.) The only people I’ll really remember that well going forward are Iono (the only MEMORABLE Gym leader) and Miriam (the school nurse.)

    • @asterthehedgehog6861
      @asterthehedgehog6861 7 місяців тому +1

      I also say this a lot when I talk about this game and the changes they made:
      “Why try to fix what isn’t broken?”
      I don’t think Pokémon needs to be open world like this when I liked the formula they have reused. Maybe that’s why Sword and Shield (the better of the Switch regions) ran as well as it did. Plus, it was more lively than this wasteland

  • @brian_Austin27
    @brian_Austin27 11 місяців тому +4

    I agree while Scarlet and violet is a step up from other titles it also took 2 steps back the time and sales are destroying this game, i think that they are tired and running out of ideas for this Franchise and they have this weird if its not broken dont fix it, but forget that it could be improved upon, nostalgia wont last i think this was made not to kick out older audiences cuz most people especially YT'ers were going to quit if it sucked worse than it did, their are things that i like about Scarlet and violet but i uave to agree, this games seems to cater to competition's/competitive play and i stop doing only battles because of this the raids are fun for catching pokemon and for me catching them in certain pokeballs as a cosmetic, i dont think that they progressed at all its like taking 2 steps forward and 2 steps back only for fans to get mad because all their other games( since 3ds to switch) sucked at this was a step up from those games, and notice only those games people are saying that legends arceus is still better and they abandoned it for Scarlet and violet which is true cuz the dlc is lack luster, and i don't think they can do better than scarlet and violet, the next gen will be like scarlet and violet with a few tweaks and thats it

  • @pootskoot23
    @pootskoot23 3 місяці тому

    LITERALLY right before you said it, I was thinking my favorite gimmick was the mega evolutions. I EVEN admitted how simple it was and nothing crazy. But I’ll be darned if I didn’t get a cool new evolution of my favorite Pokémon

  • @Swrdfshtrmbns
    @Swrdfshtrmbns 6 місяців тому +1

    I’ve never played this game but it surprises me that no review mentions anything about the stupid bike dog thing. That alone makes it much more difficult to relate to your environment in any immersive or believable way. It’s just so stupid and inconsiderate with how it traverses the space and obstacles of the world.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  6 місяців тому

      You can kinda backwards long jump with it which is cool I guess lol

  • @7milesdavis
    @7milesdavis Рік тому +6

    There are some good jokes in your script, nice job on this.

  • @pokefriend123
    @pokefriend123 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm in the mindset that Pokemon hates their own IP, they're trying to make a new franchise and all the while putting less and less in the Pokemon so people slowly stop caring about them. I don't care what Game Freak makes next, whatever shit pile they pump out next won't have the quality to keep them going!

  • @frankfernandez2690
    @frankfernandez2690 9 місяців тому +6

    I think Arceus is the best pokemon game will get for a while, they are too concerned about keeping the cycle of money to give the team enough time to polish a game to BotW levels, and the problem is fans haven't set the right expectations, instead you still have people buying the two version packs, next time we should only let UA-camrs buy the game first, and wait for the full review and playthrough too see if it's worth a damn before spending money. If we do that with a single generation I shit you not GF will change how they do shit and give us a really good game

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  8 місяців тому +3

      Problem is if they're a Pokemon based channel they're "compromised" for lack of a better word. As someone who has played Call of Duty for years, the UA-camrs are always a significant part of the problem. CODTubers and PokeTubers rely on selling you on the new game being awesome and poggers. If you aren't playing the new game, you're not watching their new videos, they're not generating revenue. They have a vested interest in generating positive buzz about these games regardless of their actual quality. Once your livelihood relies on a series, any objectivity you have about that series is pretty much gone.

    • @j-5087
      @j-5087 4 місяці тому

      I'm sure kids don't even like scarv

  • @kylemills7161
    @kylemills7161 Рік тому +20

    What gets me the most is that Arceus Legends just felt like such an awesome step up, and then this one looks and runs like it was made by a completely different team. I still enjoy the game, and I hope that it can be patched to look and run better, but it shouldn't have to be.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  Рік тому +5

      I'm very tired of the buy first patch later mentality that is happening with a lot of games right now. I skipped PLA because SwSh left such a sour taste in my mouth. However, after watching a lot of reviews and footage for it before making this video it does look like a downgrade from that game in a lot of ways. I never liked the look of PLA but at least it seemed to run appropriately. The world seemed more interesting and having your character be a part of battling seemed like a no brainer. Very weird how little carryover there was to this game.

    • @robertwolfmodz5246
      @robertwolfmodz5246 10 місяців тому

      Wow you're right!

    • @helion2018
      @helion2018 7 місяців тому

      Imo at least graphic wise Legends was even worse than Sc/Vi. At least the gameplay was a big step up and could have initiated an ACTUALLY new generation of Pokémon, but nope, Gamefreak play it incredibly safe.

  • @Sbreddragon
    @Sbreddragon 10 місяців тому +3

    Us klawf enjoyers really had it rough in this game

  • @minecraftingmew4809
    @minecraftingmew4809 6 місяців тому +1

    The battle animations needed to be set because of how the raids are time sensitive, instead of knock out sensitive in sword and shield. Helping arven with his dog was actually really emotional and felt good to help the two of them out. Also, penny is honestly my favorite character, I find her to be the most relatable n any game I have played

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  6 місяців тому +1

      I did like Arven and his dog. Mostly because I am a sucker for dogs lol

    • @yogainstructor4437
      @yogainstructor4437 4 місяці тому +1

      U can still have good short battle animations, these are dogshit bro. It’s not that hard to slide a model over and have it connect

    • @minecraftingmew4809
      @minecraftingmew4809 4 місяці тому

      @@yogainstructor4437 have you done any animating? What's deemed as "good" animating is not easy

  • @psychedashell
    @psychedashell 10 місяців тому +2

    I will give it one definite upside on the last gen's rival - I detested Hop.
    Hop was pathetic, so pathetic my guts churned with sympathy every time I beat him.
    Nemona is far better, so much so I'd rate her #3 in my rival charts.
    #1 Silver
    #2 Blue
    #3 Nemona
    She really isn't a rival so much as a goal because she's playing you with kiddie gloves and you want to get her to take them off by beating her but like Blue and Silver she's still miles ahead of any of the other pathetic offerings Pokémon has called your 'rival'.

  • @nintendoloverin9567
    @nintendoloverin9567 9 місяців тому +2

    Very nice video, I enjoyed the editing and script a lot! Voice and audio levels very comfortable as well! How the fuck is this channel so small still?

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  8 місяців тому +1

      Non existent "schedule", mixed with uploading topics I like instead of those that are maximized for SEO equal a channel that will rarely be algorithmically viable lol

  • @mewmewpowergirl1625
    @mewmewpowergirl1625 Рік тому +3

    Wonderful video better than others

  • @NeriyaOspheros
    @NeriyaOspheros 6 місяців тому +1

    The mountains have notable stitch lines. The landscape is somehow more barren than BOTW and BOTW had an excuse because it was in a post-apocalyptic era. For some reason too, it stutters with rendering with BOTW doesn’t. Zelda set the bar for switch possibilities, yet gamefreak just lazily threw something together like the passion was all gone. Even the designs are discouraging and I didn’t enjoy any of them

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  6 місяців тому +1

      BOTW still had some performance issues (the Korok Forest is particularly awful) but when it struggled it was easier to understand why. It was struggling when there was a lot of stuff on screen but would still come back to 30fps fairly quickly. This game just drops frames all over the place for no rhyme or reason and looks LEAGUES WORSE than BOTW despite being a much newer game on the same hardware. If they're gunna have bad performance at least have good presentation to make up for it.

  • @Matty002
    @Matty002 11 місяців тому +5

    im surprised you showed the cave exiting scene but didnt play the audio
    watching nemona yell at you in complete *silence* followed by HD sound of hands clapping in a cave matching her hands, gave me the worst lack of voice acting whiplash ive ever had

  • @joshzilla8947
    @joshzilla8947 10 місяців тому +2

    I don't know exactly what goes on at Game Freak like how many teams they have or whatever, but to me it seems like EVERYTHING went into Legends Arceus, and then this game was rushed out half finished. My personal opinion is that they should take quite a bit more time on each individual main game instead of trying to force them out as quickly as possible as this game is the obvious result. I did still have a lot of fun playing the game, and both this and Legends Arceus are getting VERY close to the type of Poke game that I always dreamed of as a child, but yeah the game is very embarrassing for me though the core "fun" is enough that I enjoyed playing through it despite how bad it was.

  • @2Siders
    @2Siders 11 місяців тому +8

    I was so happy when I found out that I can rejoin the failed raids just by spamming the join button again...
    ...until I realized it still doesn't work, sometimes not even after 8x tries.
    I'm sitting here, trying to get into Tera Raids, sometimes it take 10 minutes to get into one. Restarted the game, system clock is fine, it's such a dogshit thing. I thought Sword and Shield online could not be worse but once again I am surprised

  • @SalterAlter
    @SalterAlter Місяць тому +1

    I haven't played a new Pokemon game since the disappointment of 🌞 and 🌙

  • @unclephillymya
    @unclephillymya 7 місяців тому +2

    If you enjoyed this game you either never played any good pokemon game or you’re a PokeTuber that made a ton a money with videos/stream

  • @lilpetz500
    @lilpetz500 6 місяців тому +1

    I havent bought a Pokemon game from Nintendo themselves since Pokemon Moon, and even then it took a while to consider it with my financial situation because it wasnt as exciting as it could be. Everything since I've either skipped or bought secondhand for no more than like $30 USD.
    I have to admit, gen 9 is the most fun I've had with the series for a while, Legends Arceus was brilliantly innovative, and SV really feels like an attempt to just get something interesting out for us through all the irresponsible dev decisions, at the cost of it being wonky and glitchy.
    This really does all come down to; they clearly need more than 3 years to develop a 3d Pokemon game. It's so obvious, and they are not churning out complete projects. They have their hands on a concept that can be made into something that will last with us for even 5 years at a time before we need a new addition, and they should treat it like that. They aren't going to lose fans in that waiting period, many of us are not ready for a new gen by the time one is out and WANT to enjoy the current one longer.

  • @maxterhyixell9778
    @maxterhyixell9778 9 місяців тому +4

    Go play PokeMMO and you gonna find back all the fun you had in your childhood with more features and a whole complete world

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  8 місяців тому +1

      I need to check it out. I've seen it bubbling around for years but have been too paranoid that Nintendo will send their ninjas out to take it down lol

  • @grizzlycharizard0017
    @grizzlycharizard0017 День тому

    The only I mean the only modern Pokémon games I have actual fun with is Pokémon ORAS, USUM, and PLA. And your not gonna roast Megas like that, because they have actual heart and thought went into that mechanic unlike Dynamax and Teras.

  • @HesGotaGun505
    @HesGotaGun505 11 місяців тому +2

    This game literally looks like a fucking Unity engine asset flip that you would find on Steam for $15. The repeating textures and the ugly and unrealistically flat lighting especially.

  • @BIG-JIM-FINN
    @BIG-JIM-FINN 11 місяців тому +3

    I like violet/scarlet enough but the game really struggles to load if you are on the water in casseroya lake

  • @ashtenbahr646
    @ashtenbahr646 10 місяців тому +1

    Those higher quality animations man

  • @papapapa16
    @papapapa16 8 днів тому +1

    Being portuguese I was excited for this, but they done fucked it up.

  • @nessessary6792
    @nessessary6792 2 місяці тому +1

    Gamefreak suffers from the same thing EA does, their fans. They will buy the game no matter what. Why would the company try to innovate or improve something they can copy/paste each year. Not excusing the evil greed of these companies but fans need to unite and boycott or you'll get more of the same.

  • @bariskeith
    @bariskeith 11 місяців тому +1

    Can you tag the song from oddessy at the beginning, please? Love the song but forget the name.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  11 місяців тому +1

      It's the hood classic Steam Gardens

  • @fdatab9314
    @fdatab9314 7 місяців тому +3

    I adore pokemon, played every single ducking game.... but I can't stop feeling disappointed over and over again. Legends Arceus showed us they can do better but they've turned their MAIN franchise into a JOKE. Should've stayed 2D on the switch.

    • @iantaakalla8180
      @iantaakalla8180 7 місяців тому

      They should have always been 2d.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  6 місяців тому +1

      3D is fine. From a visual perspective I liked X and Y back in the day. It was also smart about keeping the camera fixed so they could optimize the game a lot better. I'd happily go back to fixed camera if it meant the game didn't run like a 90 year old man escaping the old peoples home.

  • @Kakachi07
    @Kakachi07 7 місяців тому +1

    I hate the "they don't have time" excuse, it's BS, they don't have the man power to put out games within the time given to work it, they have the money to expand their team but Gamefreak stubbornly refuses to do so. Their current team lacks the skills required to make good games, and anyone defending them is so badly conned they deserved to be getting conned. "oh TPC is just as responsible" TPC aren't the ones with the power to develop games. Gamefreak literally thought up a very rough draft, spent zero time brain storming ways to make it better, and lacked the drive and passion for making games to make Scarlet and Violet. Gamefreak are the Kings of Conartists trying to make you think they took 5 steps forward when in reality they took 10 steps back. Anyone who's played tons of games, especially open world games as well as other Monster Tamer games can see how bad their skills are. It's not a time thing, cause if they actually fixed the underline issues, hey games would still look leagues better than they do now and then and only then could a time constraint excuse pass and be forgiven. But no we throw billions of dollars at them cause it's pokemon. if this were any other franchise Gamefreak wouldn't exist anymore, that is how outdated they are.

  • @MA-go7ee
    @MA-go7ee 2 місяці тому +1

    How many games have outright Bad music? Pretty much none. Most games with a big budget will have good music and Pokémons isn't particularly special.

  • @Maricodone
    @Maricodone 11 місяців тому

    What's with all the f3tish references throughout the video 😂 anyways, you just gained another fan, love the humor!

  • @unclephillymya
    @unclephillymya 7 місяців тому +5

    If you liked this game you have Stockholm Syndrome

  • @lightingmcqueen522
    @lightingmcqueen522 4 місяці тому +1

    Dude, I just want a new battle system

  • @AndreasPetean
    @AndreasPetean 10 місяців тому

    good video mr dr

  • @JVSemLimites
    @JVSemLimites 11 місяців тому +2

    Area zero is different. What is the same, is the quality of graphics and textures and the poor performance. But, it is a different place shrouded and mysteries and is still the most interesting part of the game and overall one of the best parts of the franchise.
    The problem is that the game tried good stuff, but technically is a trash.
    Also, friendly rivals aren't bad. That's just your opinion but it's not necessarily a fault of them.

  • @shadowthewind2902
    @shadowthewind2902 11 місяців тому +4

    5:51 you think the hardware could handle the problem that gamefreak and Pokémon company could not solve… they are sadly still doing most of this on their own. If they had outside help… maybe, but that is neither here or there… I see this game a step in the right direction. Scarlet and violet are one half of a test for a grander game. The other half? Pokémon Legends Arceus. Since I see these game as test games. I am letting alot slide. Though, I still deeply enjoy the heck out of the games.

    • @drdankbot
      @drdankbot  11 місяців тому +4

      I would let this idea slide if their "test games" didn't cost the consumer $120. Hopefully their testing will pay off in the long run.

    • @shadowthewind2902
      @shadowthewind2902 11 місяців тому +1

      @@drdankbot well. I see your point, but they have to get funding from somewhere. Most of Pokémon’s revenue doesn’t go towards the games. Also they have to get each game done before a 2 year limit? Yeah… I get the $120 price tag. They most Pokémon games were worth it… except let’s go eevee/pikachu, and sword and shield… that sword/shield may be a product of dex being cut for the first time.

  • @DrakenRox
    @DrakenRox 10 місяців тому +2

    Reasons why Legends, even if it's a smaller game (and still VERY green in world visuals), feels way better to play than SV, they at least thought of making the battles fast, flashy and interesting. I keep coming back to Legends bc SV is just so damn ugly, slow and boring imo

  • @TonberryQueen
    @TonberryQueen 6 місяців тому +2

    Terrible, TERRIBLE game. The pokemon magic is definitely gone.

  • @mewmewpowergirl1625
    @mewmewpowergirl1625 Рік тому +3

    Underrated

  • @Aenir1992
    @Aenir1992 8 місяців тому +6

    9 month later, they simply gave up on fixing this and admitted this in their interview. I am curious what they will do in the next one.
    If they keep doing this, I will only buy remakes of older Pokemon games or Spin-offs. And what I mean is not delivering trash, what I mean is driving the Dex-it course. The Trash delivery is just the cherry on top. If Sword and Shield would have sold like trash, we would not be here. I briefly finished the main story, and after learning that my favorite pokemon won't be in the game, even after the Expansion pass, I am really upset. Also the april patch almost bricked my switch, so there was a caution anyway. There is no words to describe how disappointed I am. Seriously, I am really going to buy only Remakes and Spin offs. The main series has kind of died for me, when 8th Generation hit. Yet, the 8th generation was real fun. 9th generation music is not really great, the Paldean music drives me insane, you can't even enter houses, or interact with some NPCs. Well and then the Dex-it. It is really enough...I just hope, that I am not alone with this. If the trash sells like this abominations, they get supported with their greed. Idk who gave them the idea to cut Pokemon out of the code, to make more money with people, that never bought remakes and the third version of one generation.

  • @nessdbest8708
    @nessdbest8708 10 місяців тому +2

    600th subscriber!

  • @HesGotaGun505
    @HesGotaGun505 11 місяців тому +1

    This game literally looks like a fucking Unity engine asset flip that you would find on Steam for $15. The repeating vtextures and the ugly and unrealistically flat lighting especially.

  • @OutlawOtaku
    @OutlawOtaku 4 місяці тому

    I enjoyed this video. It's a shame you are quitting UA-cam. I'll give you a sub out of respect. Cheers!

  • @MrGamer1992
    @MrGamer1992 6 місяців тому

    4:15 Y'know someone drew a pic of this exact scenario lol

  • @HandheldGamer1991
    @HandheldGamer1991 Рік тому +8

    You did more for the community then those fucks that get 100k om every video.

  • @juandiegotorres9632
    @juandiegotorres9632 11 місяців тому

    Going back to the pc isn't challenge, it's annoying. Challege would be if the trainers scaled with your team levels and if the trainers used proper strategies.