The open-world Pokémon dream finally realized, with real freedom and a touching story. Sadly the tech buckles everywhere: framerate drops, poor textures, bugs. Ambitious but unfinished.
Your verdict
Category
Open-World4 players7+
Co-op
Description
A student of Naranja Academy roams the Paldea region freely, catching Pokémon and following three intertwined storylines. Published by Nintendo, released worldwide in 2022. An open world with no fixed order, Pokémon visible in the wild, Terastallization, raids and four-player co-op exploration.
Pokémon Scarlet review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Three big storylines to tackle in any order, an open region crossed on your mount, and Pokémon visible in the field you can catch on the move: freedom constantly feeds small goals. Stumbling onto a Team Star fight, spotting a rare Pokémon or eyeing a Gym Leader builds a chain where you keep postponing the next step… then do it anyway. This sun-themed version sharpens the urge to explore by day. Downside: technical slowdown and the farming behind shiny hunting can weigh on it.
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾7 GB📅18/11/2022
Published by Nintendo
Pokémon Scarlet (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
The series' first open-world entry frees up the order of battles and peaks in spectacular Terastallizations that boost and shift the targets' type. The endgame bosses impose fresh mechanical phases, blending action and turn-based play. This freedom of progression and these climactic stagings renew the saga's signature sense of challenge.
