To some extent, the dlc for Sword/Shield was just the ideal situation, because I liked the base game and thought "damn they should just make more of the wild area" and then they did that! Since SV is more like an entire game of wild area, I love it but there was less of an obvious means by which a DLC campaign could be as impressive.

What we have here is a tiny little microcosm of the main game. There's new guys, including some really great designs (Ogerpon is my precious baby forever) and a new outfit, which is very much at a premium in SV. The story is not up to the main game's level but it's fine. There's a little riding around minigame.

I'm hoping part 2 adds a little zing and I think there's good stuff here if you're a competitive weirdo but overall this is exactly baseline what I expect and I'm enjoying it.

Reviewed on Sep 18, 2023


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