Games World

Review: Pokémon Sword & Shield – The Crown Tundra – Great New DLC Marred By Decades-Old Design

Cold Pokémon go brrr.

Pokémon Sword & Shield is now finally complete with the release of The Crown Tundra, the second part of the DLC pass to go alongside The Isle of Armor. But how does it stack up compared to its great – if inconsistent – main game? Well, we’ll tell you, because we’re nice like that.

We have to be honest, our first impressions of The Crown Tundra weren’t outstanding; as you arrive you’re forced into a conversation, and inevitable Pokémon battle, with a father and his daughter. You’re given the option to interject and help the daughter out of an embarrassing expedition with her father, or just leave their business as their business; we decided to try the latter, just to test the waters. But oh no, even though the conversation ends you can’t go any further into the world, you must settle this disagreement between two perfect strangers. We were immediately hit with a worrying sense of ‘here we go again’.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com