Pokémon Sword and Shield: first impressions

Pokémon Sword and Shield, the 8th generation of Pokémon games, are now available on Nintendo Switch. Having received a launch-day review code, TechRadar will be posting a full review in the next week once we've had a little more time with the game. In the meantime, we've recorded our first impressions of the first couple of hours spent in the Galar region below. At this point in the long-running series, starting a new Pokémon game is kind of like being a kid and going t