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Jan. 21st, 2020 11:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sailorkittyLet's talk about Pokémon! (Because Persona 5 is longer than I thought.)
Nintendo's stated that the new Pkmn DLC is meant to replace the third game. Gosh, I sure hope so. Mainly because I'm not that good at replaying pkmn games from scratch anymore, although that just might be an issue with the game/story not being my cup of tea in regards to the last few generations. But also because I'm not too confident that Nintendo would be able to fix Swish as it is now. The price tag for the expansions is extremely steep, so I have very high hopes for this. The fact that 'dozens' of new clothes and hairstyles would be included was a definite hype-factor. I really hope that a) There will be Shorts, and b) We're not just talking about recolours.
Serebii.net lists the following information: The Isle of Armor is the first Expansion Pass. The areas here include beaches, forests, caves and dunes with many Pokémon. It has a dojo run by the trainer Mustard and you will face new rivals including Klara in Sword and Avery in Shield.
The Crown Tundra is a wide area which contains various mountain areas and small communities.
New Rivals are good, and I love that they seem to be putting some of the 'cut' gym leaders back in this way(?). Avery has the dumbest, most perfect hat for a PokéBritish Psychic-type user. I can't wait to see him 'in action'. I really hope that both of the rivals will feature in both of the DLC. Also, a wide array of beachy/island-y environments sounds a bit like a Safari Zone, or That One Long Route leading to Firtree in RSE. I really hope that it'll be a big area with lots of cozy stuff to explore.
The Crown Tundra sounds super cozy in a different way. It sounds very much like an endgame area, sort of like the Elite Four. The 'Little Communities' has my psyched that there will be one or more small mountain settlements to explore and find lore in. Some of the pre-released footage contained a ruined house! Eeee! Maybe this will be similar to what was envisioned for that haunted unexploreable house in the castle town.
(It's like Pokemon finally realised WHY people like the console games, and are doing their best to make up for the multiplayer shitshow.)
Nintendo's stated that the new Pkmn DLC is meant to replace the third game. Gosh, I sure hope so. Mainly because I'm not that good at replaying pkmn games from scratch anymore, although that just might be an issue with the game/story not being my cup of tea in regards to the last few generations. But also because I'm not too confident that Nintendo would be able to fix Swish as it is now. The price tag for the expansions is extremely steep, so I have very high hopes for this. The fact that 'dozens' of new clothes and hairstyles would be included was a definite hype-factor. I really hope that a) There will be Shorts, and b) We're not just talking about recolours.
Serebii.net lists the following information: The Isle of Armor is the first Expansion Pass. The areas here include beaches, forests, caves and dunes with many Pokémon. It has a dojo run by the trainer Mustard and you will face new rivals including Klara in Sword and Avery in Shield.
The Crown Tundra is a wide area which contains various mountain areas and small communities.
New Rivals are good, and I love that they seem to be putting some of the 'cut' gym leaders back in this way(?). Avery has the dumbest, most perfect hat for a PokéBritish Psychic-type user. I can't wait to see him 'in action'. I really hope that both of the rivals will feature in both of the DLC. Also, a wide array of beachy/island-y environments sounds a bit like a Safari Zone, or That One Long Route leading to Firtree in RSE. I really hope that it'll be a big area with lots of cozy stuff to explore.
The Crown Tundra sounds super cozy in a different way. It sounds very much like an endgame area, sort of like the Elite Four. The 'Little Communities' has my psyched that there will be one or more small mountain settlements to explore and find lore in. Some of the pre-released footage contained a ruined house! Eeee! Maybe this will be similar to what was envisioned for that haunted unexploreable house in the castle town.
(It's like Pokemon finally realised WHY people like the console games, and are doing their best to make up for the multiplayer shitshow.)
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Date: 2020-01-22 05:36 pm (UTC)I also really like the look of the Crown Tundra too, and I really want new customisable options... but, regardless, I think I'm going to pass if it stays at this price.
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Date: 2020-01-23 12:59 pm (UTC)Fingers crossed that it'll get cheaper, or at the very least Nintendo will give us something more than just these two updates. Telling us this far in advance hopefully means it'll be big enough to be worth it. Agreed on the customisation. The amount of 'basic normal/masculine/punk clothing' in this game appealed massively to me (I'm kind of touched that there were skorts to make it work better for a pkmn trainer who'll be doing a lot of running), but I can see a lot of areas for improvement.
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Date: 2020-01-23 10:09 pm (UTC)Ah well. I'm stop sulking about this sooner or later.
Also: I liked the skorts too!