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The adjacent mainline Pokémon introduction Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is retired connected Switch adjacent month, and arsenic you mightiness person seen previews - including our Nintendo Life 1 - person present gone live.

Although we're a spot disquieted astir the game's performance, the gameplay and caller features are really rather exciting. If you've not already seen our preview by Alex Olney, present it is erstwhile again:

• Hands On: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Performance Distracts From Neat New Features And Flourishes

In summation to our Nintendo Life hands-on, aggregate different outlets person besides shared their thoughts. So here's a enactment of immoderate different thoughts:

GoNintendo exertion Kevin Cassidy said his ain hands-on with the crippled flew by, which is astir apt a bully thing:

"I’ve lone scratched the aboveground with Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, and honestly, that’s what excites maine the most. I didn’t spot thing that caused maine interest oregon upset me. I lone encountered features I wanted to try, areas I wanted to dive into, and caller Pokémon to catch. Much similar Zelda: Breath of the Wild, it’s incredibly hard to grasp the scope and standard of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet successful a speedy demo session. My clip with the crippled flew by, which is evidently a bully motion for what’s to come. If 2 hours tin spell by successful the blink of an eye, conscionable ideate however rapidly clip volition walk erstwhile we’re playing the existent deal!"

IGN said there's capable caller contented to shingle up the series:

"Overall, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet look to shingle up the accepted Pokemon look successful much ways than one, with an unfastened satellite to research freely, 3 stories to tackle connected your ain terms, four-player co-op, and adjacent smaller details we astir apt haven’t adjacent uncovered yet similar the disposal of forced NPC battles. There’s capable new present to marque maine highly expect a caller Pokemon travel erstwhile Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are released connected November 18."

Our friends astatine Eurogamer besides voiced their concerns astir the game's show successful the pre-launch build:

"Menus are dilatory and noticeably laggy, and animations are hugely choppy, with NPCs moving similar flicker publication drawings adjacent astatine precise adjacent distance, and municipality buildings loading successful arsenic you locomotion done their streets. Again, we are pre-launch present and things tin of people change, but I've played a fewer Pokémon crippled previews now, and Scarlet and Violet are without uncertainty the roughest feeling of those."

Polygon said the caller entries felt similar a "legit unfastened world" - comparing the level of state to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild:

"Pokémon games person ever told you wherever to go, what to do, and sometimes adjacent however to bash it, portion keeping immoderate esoteric aspects (cough, IV training) hidden to everyone but the astir stalwart players. They’re mostly guided experiences, and rarely, if ever, overwhelming. What I played of Scarlet was the opposite: It explained everything to me, past fto maine loose. Y’know, similar Breath of the Wild."

And past but not slightest are thoughts from the Serebii.net webmaster Joe Merrick - who provided a thorough breakdown of his ain playthrough. He thinks the caller entries could perchance beryllium a "huge" measurement guardant for the series:

"All successful all, connected archetypal play Pokémon Scarlet & Violet feels similar it has imaginable to beryllium the immense measurement guardant for the franchise that immoderate person been hoping for. There are truthful galore surprises that person yet to beryllium revealed and if the imaginable holds passim the game, Pokémon whitethorn person reached a caller peak. We are truthful hopeless to play more, to spot what other determination is successful Paldea, and if the afloat crippled continues connected what the tiny snippet we played shows, past it genuinely is an breathtaking clip for Pokémon fans. Roll connected November 18th."

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet get exclusively connected Nintendo Switch adjacent month. Are you looking guardant to these games? Comment below.