Game
Pokémon Scarlet
73IGDB player score
106 ratings
Previously Take
A 73 average on few ratings — judge this one for yourself. A proper RPG: big systems, bigger choices, and fantasy, kids all the way down. Worth it for the campaign alone — the multiplayer stuck around and became its own thing.
About this game
The Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, the newest chapters in the Pokémon series, are coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. With these new titles, the Pokémon series takes a new evolutionary step, allowing you to explore freely in a richly expressed open world. Various towns blend seamlessly into the wilderness with no borders. You’ll be able to see the Pokémon of this region in the skies, in the seas, in the forests, on the streets—all over! You’ll be able to experience the true joy of the Pokémon series—battling against wild Pokémon in order to catch them—now in an open-world game that players of any age can enjoy.
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Game facts
Release date
Nov 18, 2022
Developer
Game Freak
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Kids, Open world
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise
Pokémon
Perspective
Third person
Critic score
74 / 100 (3 reviews)
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