If we’re being a bit blunt here, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet could’ve been one of the best titles in the pocket monsters franchise had it not been for the various bugs that held it back. While the titles sold over 10 million units in its first three days and continues to sell well even now, The Pokemon Company dropped the ball regarding the QA testing and trying to make the game as smooth as possible. Ever since launch, they’ve claimed that they were going to work hard to get all the big bugs out, and yet, they keep failing.
The Teal Mask is a refreshing change of pace for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
19.09.2023 - 13:27 / polygon.com / Scarlet
Kitakami sits at the base of a mountain range, rice paddies and fruit orchards surrounding the small village. Rivers run through the mountains, which expand well past the village limits, to create an idyllic little world to explore in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet’s new The Teal Mask DLC. It’s an altogether brief adventure, and it doesn’t reach the heights of the one I undertook when Scarlet and Violet were released last year — but it’s brimming with charm and character nonetheless.
You can begin The Teal Mask, which is the first part of the games’ The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, whenever you want, regardless of your progress in Scarlet and Violet. The DLC’s difficulty will scale to your experience level, but based on my playthrough, the highest it’ll go is roughly to Lv. 75 — so if you’ve spent a lot of time in Scarlet and Violet and have maxed out several powerful Pokémon, you probably won’t find much of a challenge here. Still, the storytelling is excellent, and there are new Pokémon — three that may have killed a man — and plenty of returning stalwarts from older generations.
Here’s the plot setup: The people of Kitakami revere three Pokémon they’ve dubbed the Loyal Three. Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti are said to have protected the village from an evil ogre Pokémon that attacked the village generations ago; the town even honors the trio with a festival of masks. You arrive in town on a school trip — basically a cultural exchange program where you learn about Kitakami and its traditions — despite the townspeople not being entirely smitten with tourists.
Quickly, you learn that things aren’t entirely as they seem. Specifically, Kitakami’s culture may be based entirely around a lie. Partnered up with Kieran, a kid from the town, and Carmine, his protective older sister, you head out into the world and dig deeper into Kitakami’s apocryphal legends. Compared to Scarlet and Violet’s world-bending story, The Teal Mask’s local drama is refreshing. It allows for a quieter sort of storytelling that lets the town and its inhabitants shine.
Kieran, Carmine, and their mask-making grandpa are the standouts. While you’re uncovering the secrets of Kitakami, you’re also observing this family’s dynamic between a shy, eager brother and a pushy yet protective sister. At one point in The Teal Mask, Kieran overhears jarring information about the ogre from the legend — aka the Pokémon Ogerpon — which he’s always loved. Grandpa and Carmine, assuming the kid is too sensitive to hear the truth of the legend, have maintained the lie for as long as they can; when Kieran finds out about their misdirection, he’s gutted, and it drives a wedge into the family. It’s a mess of misunderstandings, and you’re along
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