The first Nintendo Direct of the year is, surprisingly enough, a Pokémon-focused one. Despite having abstained from buying Sword/Shield on release, I was still interested to see what TPCi had in store for this broadcast. The usual blow-for-blow follows, but if you haven't watched the Direct yet, please do so below.
I thought this was a solid Direct, even it was focused on post-launch updates for an existing game as opposed to new shit. The bombshell of Mystery Dungeon was amazing (I plan to get that at some point), and the sheer amount of content the Expansion Pass seems to add is honestly impressive.
Now, to address the elephant in the room. I didn't buy Sword/Shield on release because I didn't feel comfortable about the whole National Pokédex controversy (more on that in a future blog entry), and I wanted to wait and see if Game Freak would do anything to address it. While they don't explicitly address it, the Expansion Pass seems to be their answer to the question. My only hope is that they follow through and add everyone in eventually (there is a very big chance they don't), but in any case, I feel a little better about the game overall. My trust in Game Freak isn't completely restored (not that it was 100% before), but after this Direct, I think I'm finally willing to buy Sword/Shield. - end -
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