ITS BAD BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD for kids like me

Many parents have reviewed this game and many younger kids, but I wanted to give a longer explanation because I am a sixth grader and have been playing this game since the pandemic, where it was required. It may not seem that long, but because of the pandemic I played it for 500+ hours in two years. There are some pretty big problems with this game, and I hope, because of my history with the game, I am qualified to share them.

I've seen some people comment on how 'oh wow this math game has a story 10/10', but if you actually look at it, it's pretty bland. Bad guy controlling all the Pokemon and you gotta stop him and save the five regions oh wow great
It's tiring, and for me, at least, I can see where it falls short in a lot of ways. The dialouge is basic, and even though it's a kid's game, I at least wish it would be better. The game tries to add suspense in a lot of ways, but it all ends up being tedious, and very in your face. "Oh wow look how far you've come, oh wow that guy is so scary we'd better beat him AAAHHHH"

This game is additionally blocked behind paywalls. When I first started playing the game, before the bad updates, at least if you weren't a member you could still play the game. Now you can actually tell the game developers are going broke because if you want to have more than 3 pets or get 5/6 of them, oh wow, membership! Additionally, when TotK was coming and BotW was on sale because of it, you could buy it and the DLC for less than the amount they charge for a membership.

But no - it's not enough that the game is locked behing a paywall that costs >$80, if you don't buy the membership, it constantly pesters for you to buy it. After a battle? BECOME A MEMBER! Looking at your map? BECOME A MEMBER! Buying clothes? BECOME A MEMBER! Literally just doing nothing? BECOME A GODDAMN MEMBER

Remember Harmony Island? One of the only creative things in Prodigy thus far? (That I spent almost a year trying to complete and 100%, mind you). No you don't.

What about items? Leveling actually doing something? Not all pets being locked? Decent gear? Good pixel art? Oh no, I must be silly. That would make this game a GOOD game.

You literally can't walk anywhere without having to fight 3 enemies. And that's if you're trying to go one or two screens over! (It is more for fire/ice worlds, btw) If you're traveling somewhere far for the main quests, or trying to get the mythical epics, it's going to take you days. It's not hard. It's not confusing. It's just grinding. And with all this, you'd think it would be easy to level, but to get to level 100, you need 26,376! Stars for your character. In big battles, the most it throws you is 20.

It's gotten to the point where the only reason I play it is because I want to have the "honor" of having a lvl 100 account and beating the game. Not because I want to play it. I don't. But my parents are still paying for membership, so I guess I have to. Don't play this. Please.

(images taken by me. Caption: "the art is horrible in the new updates. Some creatures are vector, while others are pixel. Ruins a lot of things, but the developers are too busy removing harmony island to standardize it.')

It SUCKS eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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IT PUTS ITS STUPID FRICKING MEMBERSHIP ABOVE EVERYTHING and it doesnt even teach you stupid math. SO STUPID! Characters are CRINGE!