I started this right when it came out but then had to put it down for a few weeks because of life stuff. When I picked it back up I noticed the performance at least seemed a lot better. I don't know if this was luck or if the recent patches actually helped. Anyway, I didn't have a lot of issues performance wise while playing this DLC and that was exciting. Obviously, it was still far from where it should be.
The Teal Mask is probably my favorite of all DLC Pokemon has done so far (better than both Sword/Shield DLC). The new mons are mostly well designed or at least their design makes sense within the story. The new "main" legendary is actually already one of my favorite Pokémon ever, the whole concept around it is super fun and it just works so well. There are some cool added things for customization like outfits and new hair styles.
The story is predictable but good and the new characters have cool designs and are likeable. It seems like some of them will carry over to the Indigo Disk DLC as well and I am actually happy about that, so I guess I really liked the characters. Also I just really love the settings of this DLC, the whole japanese festival thing just adds to the mystery of the story and I am here for it.
The "new" Pokédex is rather small and it is a quick completion, but sadly they put a lot of trade only evolutions in this dex which is a little annoying when you want to trade and nobody is around. There's always Pokemon Home though I really tried to catch all mons within the game itself. You also get a pretty nice reward for finishing it, so it doesn't feel like it's all for nothing. I have to say, it was a lot of fun to just run/fly/climb/swim around and collect "new" mons again and isn't that what really matters when it comes to Pokémon?
Overall I don't have anything bad to say about the DLC except it's a little too short for the price, although I don't know how much content the second part will have. I'll take off a star for the short length but other than that it's a must play if you like the base game. Is it a 4/5 compared to all games ever made? Surely not. Is it a 4/5 for what it needs to be? I'd say so, yes. Hey, maybe you'll notice the difference in performance too. Fingers crossed.
The Teal Mask is probably my favorite of all DLC Pokemon has done so far (better than both Sword/Shield DLC). The new mons are mostly well designed or at least their design makes sense within the story. The new "main" legendary is actually already one of my favorite Pokémon ever, the whole concept around it is super fun and it just works so well. There are some cool added things for customization like outfits and new hair styles.
The story is predictable but good and the new characters have cool designs and are likeable. It seems like some of them will carry over to the Indigo Disk DLC as well and I am actually happy about that, so I guess I really liked the characters. Also I just really love the settings of this DLC, the whole japanese festival thing just adds to the mystery of the story and I am here for it.
The "new" Pokédex is rather small and it is a quick completion, but sadly they put a lot of trade only evolutions in this dex which is a little annoying when you want to trade and nobody is around. There's always Pokemon Home though I really tried to catch all mons within the game itself. You also get a pretty nice reward for finishing it, so it doesn't feel like it's all for nothing. I have to say, it was a lot of fun to just run/fly/climb/swim around and collect "new" mons again and isn't that what really matters when it comes to Pokémon?
Overall I don't have anything bad to say about the DLC except it's a little too short for the price, although I don't know how much content the second part will have. I'll take off a star for the short length but other than that it's a must play if you like the base game. Is it a 4/5 compared to all games ever made? Surely not. Is it a 4/5 for what it needs to be? I'd say so, yes. Hey, maybe you'll notice the difference in performance too. Fingers crossed.