To me, Pokémon Sword represents a sense of complacency and laziness with the Pokémon series that no other game can truly encapsulate.
For one, the graphics. Now, I’m no graphics guy, but this game looks terrible. Lazy animations and textures that can sometimes rival the Nintendo 64 in looks are prevalent.
Also the gameplay, it’s bad. The game is super easy and offers little challenge which makes it super boring to play.
And while I know Pokémon is not known for its gripping stories, the game has little dialogue that could be considered interesting and all the characters feel very basic.
So overall, I feel Pokémon Sword offers little to the series and little entertainment value to the player.
Now Pokémon Shield on the other hand… I never played, but maybe the exclusive Pokémon “Appletun” overshadows all the drawbacks of this pair of Pokémon games and makes them 5 stars… maybe.
For one, the graphics. Now, I’m no graphics guy, but this game looks terrible. Lazy animations and textures that can sometimes rival the Nintendo 64 in looks are prevalent.
Also the gameplay, it’s bad. The game is super easy and offers little challenge which makes it super boring to play.
And while I know Pokémon is not known for its gripping stories, the game has little dialogue that could be considered interesting and all the characters feel very basic.
So overall, I feel Pokémon Sword offers little to the series and little entertainment value to the player.
Now Pokémon Shield on the other hand… I never played, but maybe the exclusive Pokémon “Appletun” overshadows all the drawbacks of this pair of Pokémon games and makes them 5 stars… maybe.