{"id":134056,"date":"2023-08-07T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-153652"},"modified":"2023-08-07T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:00:00","slug":"soapbox-pokemon-scarlet-violet-dlc-is-a-chance-to-win-back-disenchanted-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/07\/soapbox-pokemon-scarlet-violet-dlc-is-a-chance-to-win-back-disenchanted-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Soapbox: Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet & Violet DLC Is A Chance To Win Back Disenchanted Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over.<\/em> Ahead of tomorrow’s Pok\u00e9mon Presents, Alana is hoping that The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is a real treasure for Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet & Violet.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet & Violet<\/a>\u2019s DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero<\/a>, is a bit of a mystery at the moment. We know it\u2019s split into two parts \u2013 The Teal Mask<\/strong> is due out this Fall, while The Indigo Disk<\/strong> follows in Winter \u2013 and we know the locations, a few characters, and some returning (and new) Pok\u00e9mon. But even as someone who loved Scarlet & Violet, despite its swathe of technical issues<\/a>, this DLC has some real work to do if Game Freak is going to win back disheartened fans.<\/p>\n

We know very little at this moment in time, and the Pok\u00e9mon Presents August 2023 showcase<\/a> will likely remove the mask and show us a lot more details, especially for Part One. But the nine months since Scarlet & Violet dropped haven\u2019t exactly been the smoothest. The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, and specifically The Teal Mask, is a real chance for Game Freak and The Pok\u00e9mon Company to make amends with the many fans who lost patience with the base game; to embrace the parts of Scarlet & Violet that make it special, and smooth over some of the issues that currently exist.<\/p>\n

To be clear, I don\u2019t think that\u2019ll include performance issues, sadly \u2014 I think that<\/em> S.S. Anne has sailed \u2014 but I reckon there\u2019s plenty The Teal Mask can bring to the table to reignite fans’ interest in the game, and bring a sceptical group of people back to a franchise they once loved.<\/p>\n

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The Teal Mask \u2013 which will be accessible after you\u2019ve started your Treasure Hunt \u2013 is all about a school trip to Kitakami, a land inspired by its namesake Japanese town and the Iwate prefecture. At the centre of this story looks to be four brand new Pok\u00e9mon and the festival at Kitakami village.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen plenty of Japanese-inspired regions in Pok\u00e9mon before, but Kitakami has the chance to stand out from the rest of Paldea. My favourite part of exploring Paldea was all of the small pockets across the map with regional differences \u2013 there weren\u2019t many, and they were often nestled between huge open, empty fields of\u2026 nothing, but finding them was often a joy. The bamboo thickets are one of my favourite places to visit, and they feel so different from the forests, plains, and arid lands of the rest of Paldea.<\/p>\n