The base game of Scarlet/Violet felt very barebones in a lot of ways, something this DLC had a huge opportunity to correct for. Unfortunately, it is weaved from much the same cloth as the base game, but without any of the novelty. The design of the Kitikami region is painfully boring, and the only thing that drove my adventure forward was finding new pokemon to complete the Dex. The narrative is lacking much substance, but the new pokemon are cool for the most part. I also really enjoyed the inclusion of the Ogre Oustin' minigame, it's a fun diversion from the rest of the DLC. I hope that the second half of the DLC will carry a little more weight to make up for this one's overall lack of anything interesting going on.