Quote Originally Posted by Spore View Post
Regardless, I have changed my mind on Scarlet/Violet. Yes it looks underoptimized, but what I have seen (and spoiled myself, intentionally) of the story and encounters, it is an awesome game. Now if the core gameplay is not drowned in 25 pointless battles against toddlers (i.e. I can skip almost all trainers this time) it is the game for me - after it has been patched to run smoother.
All trainer battles are optional, though you may want to do at least some of them, anyways, as you get rewards for doing so, and most of those rewards are quite good.

And I definitely recommend these games. The graphics and animation are ass, and it's a buggy mess, but the characters and writing are the best in the franchise. I legit loved every main character in the game. If you want to wait for an optimization patch, I completely understand.