Ever stop to consider that maybe said reviewers aren't online players? Not everyone plays online you know, I know I never have.
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Pokémon Sword and Shield | Review Thread (READ STAFF POST)
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Doesnt matter if they are or not. Max Raid Battles, regular battling and trading are a huge portion of the game. There's a reason the OT had to make a custom discord for max raids given how abysmal the online link code and stamp system is.
I mean online is a part of the core experience of the Wild Area in Sword and Shield so without it the Wild Area is fairly lonely. It would be like playing an MMORPG and you did nothing but solo all the online content.
I don't see how anyone could call this game amazing without its online complement even in all of its terribleness at times. The best part about these games is the connectivity, raid battles, and the way they made it easier to get into competitive. The wild area is built with online in mind.
The single player itself is barebones and lacks any sense of exploration. If you are just playing through the story and that's it this is probably one of the worst games in the series.
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hey guys, sorry i was unable to keep the OP updated. there were riots here in iran and our internet was cut off for like 8 days. even now it's not really working properly.
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just stay safe OP, hope things will get better over there for you guys!
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Why does this make a difference? They're professional reviewers. If a reviewer didn't comment on the performance of a fighting game online would you say "Maybe they're not an online player?". What if they only played FGs for multiplayer and ignored the lack of single player/offline content. "Maybe they're not offline players?" Your statement is absurd
You say that as a joke (or maybe not, hard to tell), but you're not wrong.
I mean, if Pokemon SwSh had 0 online features, not even local trading or battling, and a reviewer failed to point that out because they've never traded (I say this as someone who never traded or went online in past Pokemon games largely due to skipping those gens), it would be a rather unhelpful review for most no matter what score is tagged on.
I just rolled credits on the game last night and man some of these reviews are such bullshit in retrospect. The end of the game feels so rushed. One town is a literal hallway. The end of the game is just a long series of battles with no exploration, it sucks. I've got 20 pokemon left to catch and I'm out. I cant wait to be done with this game.
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the meta and open score have dropped to 80 after this review.
There are tech reviewers whose focus isn't on performance, but they assess performance with a given device (benchmarking or other methods) to help give consumers a better idea of their purchase.
you don't need to be an online player to assess online features.
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From Edge that's good, similar to what they gave most of the other Pokemon games.
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yeah.
past scores for pokemon games from edge (thanks to doodlewhizz):
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - 7
Sun/Moon - 8
Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire - 8
X/Y - 8
Black/White - 7
Diamond/Pearl - 8
Ruby/Sapphire - 8