A cool premise and location with an ok conclusion to the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero story.
The exchange student set-up was interesting and while basic I liked the Elite Four/Champion story aspect. The Terraium is a very cool setting although its limited by its size and the everpresent technical issues of this game. I still really like Kerian as a rival character, his turn from friend to semi-foe feels fresh for a Pokemon game and it's resolution while a little too quick and clean still feels nice.
As for new mechanic additions the BBQ quests are a good idea that just needs a little tweak to feel less grindy. Upgrading the League Club is cool and has some interesting rewards. The Synchro Machine is the most lacking, with a really fun concept but no use for it. All these mechanics are cool enough that I hope they all return in future games with a few tweaks.
Overall the DLC was a decent spot of this mixed bag of a game, so I hope the next Pokemon game takes a lot of notes from both the postives and the negatives.
The exchange student set-up was interesting and while basic I liked the Elite Four/Champion story aspect. The Terraium is a very cool setting although its limited by its size and the everpresent technical issues of this game. I still really like Kerian as a rival character, his turn from friend to semi-foe feels fresh for a Pokemon game and it's resolution while a little too quick and clean still feels nice.
As for new mechanic additions the BBQ quests are a good idea that just needs a little tweak to feel less grindy. Upgrading the League Club is cool and has some interesting rewards. The Synchro Machine is the most lacking, with a really fun concept but no use for it. All these mechanics are cool enough that I hope they all return in future games with a few tweaks.
Overall the DLC was a decent spot of this mixed bag of a game, so I hope the next Pokemon game takes a lot of notes from both the postives and the negatives.