Review: Pokemon Sword & Shield (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Matt S.

I’ve been playing Pokemon for 21 years. I figured that out because Pokemon Blue and Red was released in Australia in 1998, and I was an early adopter. Before it was even popular here my brothers and I were collecting and battling the critters like crazy. With the exception of a precious few spinoffs, I’ve not missed a single Pokemon title in the years since, meaning that only series I have a longer history with is Final Fantasy. I’m just going to say it: Pokemon Sword & Shield is my favourite entry in the series since Blue itself. I know that it is a controversial position to say that. I know I’m going to delete a bunch of whiny comments about how “corrupt” I am for having he audacity to like this game. But I did very much love every second I spent with it.

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