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Pokémon Shield
Unsheathe your sword and take up your shield! The world of Pokémon expands to include the Galar region in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield!
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An enjoyable Pokémon adventure for fans new and old. Slightly let down by an unwieldy multiplayer front-end and poor budget choices.
Pokémon has always literally been give and take since the second generation. Some give more than others, and Sword and Shield has taken away quite a bit. But in the end, I was smiling on most of my journey throughout the Galar region, and 21 years later, I still have a desire to catch them all. “All of the Galar region” will do nicely for the time being, even if it feels more fleeting than past generations.
Pokémon Shield heralds the arrival of Generation 8 of the longstanding series. But are the new features enough to overcome the game's past?
Game Freak has just brought us a new generation of Pokemon in a pair of Switch games that can best be described as adequate.