![]() ![]() It’s aimed at children, so I get it, but kids aren’t THAT hopeless. Oh, and there’s too much story handholding and Hop sucks. The new pokemon added are meh aside from the legendaries and starters. The cons are that the wild area is bland, and Isle of Armor was already a big improvement over the originals design. The level grinding is severely cutdown thanks to the introduction of Raid Dens and their generous rewards for completing them, mainly the XP Candies (think rare candies but the store brand version). ![]() The reduced Pokédex is not an issue, for once I actually completed it and caught all 400 pokemon. The reduced Pokédex is not an issue, for once I actually completed it and Probably the strongest entry to the series since Diamond and Pearl. Probably the strongest entry to the series since Diamond and Pearl. WHEN I SAW CHARIZARD I CLAPPED!!!!!!!!!!! … Expand But the first mainline game on the Switch has changed that: though there is still no “perfect Pokemon game,” the 40-plus hours I’ve spent with Sword and Shield have left me comfortable with calling them the best Pokemon games I have ever played – and I’ve played ‘em all. With every new game in this 23-year-old series, changes big and small are always made, but I’ve never been willing to declare the latest entry the new gold standard for Pokemon because they’ve consistently been a balance of better and worse. The elated surprise of not knowing what’s coming is something this series does extremely well if you can manage to play it relatively unspoiled (fear not, this review won’t deprive you of that), and I’m glad that sense of wonder is still alive and kicking in Sword and Shield. EVER!!!!!!!!!! Very few things in life can make me as happy as a great Pokemon RPG, and Sword and Shield repeatedly left me in a state of pure, child-like joy. EVER!!!!!!!!!! Very few things in life can make me as happy as a great Pokemon RPG, and Sword and Shield repeatedly BEST. ![]()
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