This Is the Most Fun I've Had With Pokemon Sword and Shield | Crown Tundra Impressions

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The Crown Tundra, the final chunk of Pokemon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass DLC is here, and it's pretty darn fun I gotta say.
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[@Shane-mv3wx]

"This, right here, needs to be the future of pokemon." He says as Incineroar gets stuck and needs to disappear and reappear next to him. I'm not even trying to be cynical, that was just funny timing.

[@leonardofarias8843]

Better than just leaving him here

[@Avvura]

And freezes during every dialogue scene

[@Shane-mv3wx]

​@@Avvura Didn't notice that my first time watching this, and now that I do see it... Oh dear. Well uh... On the bright side, at least it's not T-posing... out of what I've seen.

[@crimsonwizahd2358]

@@Shane-mv3wx "At least it's not T-Posing" _Darkest Lariat Intensifies_

[@kuraihikari5785]

I hope to see more of the Arlo multiverse in the future.

[@dozonater562]

Yeah, I was about to say that I hope these new Arlos and Barlo become constant characters

[@gabanmaster_3859]

The A rlo Y outube U niverse AYU

[@crizman7032]

it's just sesame street

[@chebic5095]

Arlo into the Arloverse

[@Salmon-ez1sg]

They are his other puppets from Fuzzaboom

[@sharpshooterxigbar5713]

The legendary birds in the crown tundra was the perfect way to modernize the roaming legendaries. Every game from now on should have roaming legendaries like this, where you follow them and catch them, but you don’t know where they are specifically, you just go into a route and if you hear the cry you look around until you found it.

[@jellycore1316]

I agree, this was so cool!

[@thatyphoon5219]

@@jellycore1316 good idea, poorly-executed.

[@buckmeister9860]

Didn't silver and gold have that with the legendary dogs?

[@netweed09]

13:50 I love how he simply dismisses the New Regi's. The New ones that have probably 100x times the power of the old ones that excited him so much loool. Ah; nostalgia is a very cruel mistress to some people!

[@loganwolverine5849]

That type of mechanic can have major flaws, I from experience, wouldn’t recommend it at all.

[@spacelizbian]

the whole problem with Sword and Shield is that TPC wants Game Freak to make HD console games on the same schedule as they've made the handheld games for the previous 20 years. Hopefully they'll be able to continue building on and improving upon what they've created with SwSh.

[@pondscum9363]

Man this comment section is way better than the one for arlo's video on the base game

[@defectivesickle5643]

This is basically what GF could have done to base SwSh if they had at least one more year

[@edmg7]

GameFreak is in charge of TPC not the other way around.

[@backwardsymbol9538]

@@edmg7 its confusing. Tcpi is owned by 3 companies. With nintendo being the majority owner and with all rights to pokemon.gamefreak the devs work under thier guidelines and deadlines.its just that nintendo and creatures company can make gamefreak do whatever they what since all management is under thier control.

[@error_404.69]

@@edmg7 no I'm pretty sure it's the other way around. At this point TPC handles the anime, merch, the TCG which still depend on the main series as a base so it's completely possible they rush gamefreak

[@aristoph7239]

I never realized there was an interaction between spinning your character and having the Spheals clap for you

[@mds_516]

There isn't actually, the clapping is just their "I see you" animation, if you look closely they do that even without the spinning

[@TheInspirationalMind]

Wait... did Arlo pronounce Suicune “SOO-IH-SOON”? I’ve never heard it pronounced that way!!

[@lt.luxray2570]

Everyone that I know said it that way when they were kids

[@tristanneal9552]

@@lt.luxray2570 Maybe kids in my school knew the pronunciation from the anime, but I’ve legit never heard it said like that and it totally confused me 😂

[@markabyss1200]

I always pronounced it swee-coon.

[@markabyss1200]

@@PikaLink91 I just looked it up on the anime. It is sui-coon, but sui is said so fast that it sounded like swee to me.

[@LordOberic1]

Jokingly: "Swick-uh-nee."

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

Just gonna point out, you could always create a new save file in the game you have to get the Regi you're missing. So you don't need to pay $90.

[@isleaf69]

i thought you had to buy the DLC for each save file

[@icantthinkofagoodname5710]

Yes but you also have to go through the entire game again. The regis are locked behind the post game.

[@rakdos36]

@@icantthinkofagoodname5710 Thats not quite true. You can get the new regi after you got the water riding bike. Thats after the sixth badge but its not post game.

[@lukemaguire7810]

LOL I have like five other profiles in post game and I just get five legendaries for each Pokémon

[@Gamebrojeremy1]

@@stonefacecollin actually, any Pokémon you catch in Dynamax adventures obey you regardless of badges. Heck, as soon as you get to the wild area, you can travel to the crown tundra, intentionally lose to peony as you don’t gotta win to progress, then do as many max advantures till you got a whole team of 60-70 Pokémon that obey you to sweep the gyms. Only Pokémon that don’t have the same ID as yours will not obey you (I.E trades and transfer Pokémon)

[@bandicootsauce4569]

When I look at Galarian Zapdos, only two words come to mind: "Meep, meep!" Lol!

[@capngeeoff]

It reminds me of a Chocobo!

[@thelastwish558]

XD

[@Scapemaster00]

"Kweh!" For me

[@Ultimascale4]

I named mine "roadrunner" reminded me of the good old days when I was living life on "free trial mode"

[@thespeedyyoshi]

If Arlo actually did all those voices, he’s got a pretty amazing range.

[@pickledgarf]

And his Arlo voice isn’t even his real voice!

[@InquisitiveRavenclaw]

@@pickledgarf I-it isn't!?

[@zbroadcast3414]

@@InquisitiveRavenclaw It's mostly the accent. Doesn’t sound too different.

[@nicolle2126]

those were completely different other monsters though?

[@pellaeon1877]

Look up the channel Fuzzaboom for all the Arlo voices!

[@cj9606h]

"I can't believe it;s 2020 and I'm playing a game with a map that's so unhelpful" *Xenoblade Chronicles 2 intensifies*

[@theoaremevano3227]

"Time for another game of: Figure out what layer it's on!" -- Chuggaaconroy. XD

[@pit2992]

Yeah I'm replaying it rn and... god those maps lol But that's something I like in Xenoblade honestly. It really makes you feel like you are exploring a new world.

[@antleymeese2147]

Better than this game though

[@Antasma1]

"Wait? What elevation is this located?"

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@pit2992 But its so needless

[@SolracDude]

Honestly gamefreak's been doing the whole catch every legendary thing since Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire and I kinda never liked it. I mean I love catching legendaries as much as the next guy but doing the same thing a dozen times to get them all rather than them having their own little part of the map dedicated to them just doesn't do it for me. Plus having all of them just inherently makes each individual one feel less special. It's not, "Oh cool Regigigas is in this game" and more so "oh there he is. well, another one to the collection of regigigas' I've been building since gen 4...neat".

[@idunno_]

They've actually been doing the catch legendaries thing since Fire Red and Leaf Green, you could catch pretty much every legendary at the time in those games and they've continued that trend with every remake or sequel (BW2 & USUM) since.

[@zackgravity7284]

Play Pokemon Glazed :)

[@ZentaBon]

@@idunno_ they had their own area dedicated to them in most games. the issue is no exclusive area for each now

[@idunno_]

@@ZentaBon that is true

[@awolowiecki720]

agree - going to the top of Mt Ember to get Moltres felt a lot better than taking the same repetitive wormhole in the sky

[@Leo-ws3bp]

What i love about the crown tundra is that if i were actually in a world with these legendary beings, I would 100% spend all my time searchung ruins

[@jellycore1316]

Oooh heck, good point

[@UnsettlingDwarf]

Your THAT npc

[@markeyestone9980]

If Arlos are being tossed all around the universe, why isn't there one at my house yet? Who do I need to speak to in order to get this fixed?

[@Rebateman]

Wait where is the PewDieArlo?

[@joaquinsandaal5139]

I got one, his name's yarlo, he keeps eating my food when I'm not looking

[@yamira.737]

@@joaquinsandaal5139 i got parlo

[@yamira.737]

@@joaquinsandaal5139 he’s always taking my switch

[@hurt4322]

I have a Carlo he's my roomate, and he kills a lot of people. I'm gonna move out, and I can only hope he doesn't start the apocalypse

[@Torvinoid]

Bruh. The ads you do are absurdly creative, I honestly always have so much fun watching them

[@alto6799]

19:19 are we just gonna pretend that he didn’t just found a shiny?

[@michaelowen7975]

It’s a glitch he should delete it

[@blackdot105]

Finding shiny pokemon in the new rad adventure thing isn't hard. They shiny chance has increased exponential, so finding one is common place... sadly...

[@zsombormarcso9033]

@BlackDot it had a shield so it's not from an adventure.

[@blackdot105]

@@zsombormarcso9033 I take my statement back then

[@lulin2546]

-find-

[@Felipe-oe5su]

15:28 Cinderace using the move "Headbutt" and then proceeding to kick Zapdos is the perfect picture of the lack of polish and care from gamefreak.

[@snoppdoog4921]

here bro you dropped this: L

[@mikayel6175]

@@snoppdoog4921 nah, u dropped it

[@snoppdoog4921]

@@mikayel6175 you:🤡

[@loganwolverine5849]

I agree, that just makes my brain facepalm itself.

[@TheInspirationalMind]

As surprised as I am to say it, I absolutely agree with you. I’m loving my time with the Crown Tundra!!

[@DefinitelyNotShane]

Hi Tim

[@luisalpha3]

same here tbh. even though we all agree on the obvious things the developers should be less charlatans on. its a fun experience.

[@themasterblaze7563]

I think the 4 short quests from Peony and the Swords of Justice side quest from Sonia is a lot better than the stretched out Urshifu quest with new rival and company. The Star Tourney should have been base game.

[@Yamartim]

Its relieving to see that people have been liking the second expansion more than the rest of the game generally, but it's still sad how much low effort all of these in general have been... Fun fact, if you start a new game the crown thundra completely breaks progression, you can go to it right away and get level 60 legendaries before the first gym

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Bede acting like he's all that and superior to the player while you whip out a literal God that you captured like two days in.

[@goldkobold6496]

How would you get through the battle with the good dad though?

[@clamthechef2389]

Even if you lose to best dad, the game will still let you explore the crown tundra normally. Also, the legendaries are lv. 70.

[@judan3339]

@@goldkobold6496 he defeats you but, it doesn't matter because after that you can continue as normal

[@sonairshadowheart254]

The base game prevented you from throwing balls at pokemon too high of level until you had enough badges, is it different in the dlc?

[@chrissalsop6673]

idk what he's talking about when he said the max raid npcs have gotten smarter; i keep seeing a bronzong that just swaps abilities with everyone on our team and literally does more harm than good

[@thatyphoon5219]

@@EdwardSnortin He is, just not with Pokémon. He said himself that the last games he played of Pokémon were Black & White back on 2010's.

[@rhodie9338]

Man, I jumped back into Pokemon recently to see if I wanted to get the expansion, and good lord. I've been playing a lot of Hades recently, and there is just so much personality and charm in that game. There are 300,000 words of A+ voice acting, and it really pulled me into the story *of a roguelike*. The script is amazing too. It remembers all sorts of stuff, like which gods you've talked to on your run, how your last encounter with somebody went, where you've died in the past, and which weapons you've been using. It zeroes in on dialog relevant to how you personally have been playing, and it must have taken a ton of work to get it performing as well as it does. It will never stop frustrating me that relatively small operations like Supergiant, with only 20 employees, can put out these fluid, engaging, polished experiences on a limited budget. Meanwhile, The Pokemon Company can slap together a game with hundreds of employees and more money than god, and it still *barely* clears the bar of what would have been acceptable on the first gen 3DS. There's just no way I can play the two games back to back and not think "wow, gamefreak legitimately does not care about the quality of their product."

[@peco595]

Yeah, it's honestly kind of depressing, especially since you can feel effort in at least half of every Pokemon game The art team, sound team, and multiplayer team all kill it while the animation team and story team just drop the ball hard every time.

[@thatsneakydude5316]

Honestly, I don't even think gamefreak got lazy in the middle of making the game, remember when they said they split two teams in half? One to focus on Sword and Shield and another to focus on a game noone probably remembers anymore? The deadline for the release of the game didn't help either and they probably couldnt focus on important stuff and all that. I'm pretty confident that the next main line games are gonna be better, they can literally just build up from sword and shield and just add more additional content and shit. Since they even have the files for all the pokemons so far in sword and shield ( i doubt they are gonna even bother recreating the models ) They also recently announced that they were able to hire more people. So that's something.

[@skitterybananas1365]

I have also been playing Hades and i am continually impressed with all the content in the game. Then i go back to swsh and I'm just dumbfounded by the lack of polish.

[@Mwarrior1991]

yeah... hey imagine if they had to give over production to another company? that cared?

[@levilanzl2389]

@@thatsneakydude5316 Regarding the whole idea of gamefreak splitting its staff, it turns out that isn't the case. Around 200 gamefreak employees worked directly on Sw/Sh while Little Town Hero had about 60 people involved. It should also be pointed out that not all of the LTH crew members were from gamefreak (a lot of them were from other companies like Zaxx Inc). I'm guessing that the biggest issue Sw/Sh had was time (although I've heard a few rumors about them being incompetent programmers). Maybe the additional 30-40 people might have helped, but I think what gamefreak really needs is a nice, long time to develop one good pokemon game (while still letting their employees take turns working on passion projects).

[@ThePoltergust5000]

Omg I am SO WITH YOU on catching legendaries. That was part of why I loved Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire so much, was just because there were SO MANY LEGENDARIES to catch

[@lucmorris9183]

I love omega ruby! Soaring was so much fun!

[@f.rproductions3118]

It's a shame that they didnt add that flying feature in gen 7 and sword and shield.

[@pit2992]

I didn't buy the DLC and after Shield I restarted Alpha Sapphire. I am having so much fun on it!

[@ghoxtlyrose4724]

I actually miss Gen 7's way to catch legendaries. It made sense in world, and wasn't so tacked on to me. You could just head straight to a legendary with your own pokemon and stuff and now the game limits you. Or maybe it's just because I'm playing solo (in a POKEMON GAME)

[@MuzikBike]

@@f.rproductions3118 Isn't ultra warp ride reasonably similar?

[@whachamacallit5864]

This DLC hurt me. This is what Pokemon should be! Yet they dangle it in front of you as DLC. I felt work put in it, which I didn't feel with the base game.

[@commentingcommenter1230]

Hopefully we can take this as a positive sign for the future. With these design philosophies and some more time, we could see a modern Pokemon renaissance with Sinnoh remakes or Gen 9.

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

@@commentingcommenter1230 lmao yall and sinnoh. I cant wait for the dissapointed fans when it flops.

[@commentingcommenter1230]

@@sechabatheletsane9784 We won't know until it actually comes out. Newer Pokemon games have been objectively not so good, but I've still had fun with them, so going back to Sinnoh would be enjoyable no matter what for me.

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

@@commentingcommenter1230 wont know till it comes out. Swsh had people saying that too. Lol. Don't underestimate these guys. But I've rained on your parade enough.

[@commentingcommenter1230]

@@sechabatheletsane9784 All good, still going to remain cautiously optimistic for the future and hope that Gamefreak can surprise us in a good way like they did in the Crown Tundra.

[@pkchiptune]

the map is that bad because gamefreak always stays to their roots, a bit too much at times. pokemon red had a simplistic map? same as with sword/shield. pokemon red shows each hit of a 5 hit attack, sluggishly pausing to lower the hp bar each time? swsh does too. pretty annoying for a 2020 game, you wont see this kind of thing in basically any other rpg series

[@VonFirflirch]

Ah, I remember playing Gen 5, turning off animations and witnessing the INSANE difference it makes on Multi-hit attacks... I never was able to go back afterwards x)

[@peco595]

The multi-hit attacks do kinda need to be distinguished because of things like abilities that activate per hit or for items and such It could be sped up some for sure, but there is a reason it's drawn out more than it could've been

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Multi-attacks are supposed to show each hit. But simply replaying the standard slow animation - that is kind of me indeed.

[@KururuJi]

I miss the Sun and Moon minimap :(

[@rainpooper7088]

I liked the way multihits looked in Stadium where you would see the Pokémon attacking once and then the opponent would be shown getting hit from different angles as many times as the move landed. Of course there were no abilities like Stamina to take into consideration back then, but it was or at least felt a lot quicker.

[@Ggyhhggtyyy]

When Arlo started talking about the game being really cheap, yes I completely agree, I’ve been playing a lot of minecraft and a bit of pokemon lately and so I’m now pretty used to low definition graphics. (No Offence to minecraft definetly wouldn’t want to change minecraft’s design) So when I played the pikmin 3 demo, I was flabbergasted. I know that the graphics were upscaled, but not by much. And pikmin 3 is 7 years old!

[@will-iy9gu]

Pikmin 3 is incredibly cinematic as well. Feels like a movie

[@FigmentsofFiction]

Sword and Shield graphics are about on par with Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. A WII GAME which came out NINE YEARS AGO.

[@theinimitablejora522]

He's not just referring to cheap visuals. The entire game feels cheap. Minecraft isn't cheap, it's dedicated to an aesthetic. Everything about Minecraft is detailed and follows through properly on its aesthetic. Pokemon's just lazy poo-poo.

[@coolestcartoonist7425]

I love Pikmin so darn much!

[@peco595]

It's not necessarily the graphics of the game that look cheap(I think the game looks quite nice personally), but rather the animations. The animations are definitely cheap. And on top of that, it's more the game feels cheap than looks cheap, so that also extends to the dialogue and story elements. Sword and Shield lack a ton in the animation department. For me though, they make up for it in the sound design, art design, and competitive multiplayer focused aspects of the game. All of that stuff is pretty spot on if you ask me.

[@darkmoon2503]

It looks like a major improvement over the base game and Isle of Armor. Hopefully they improve upon this for the next game. My only complaint: Hunting for post-game legendaries still isn't as cool or interesting as it was in some of the older games, except for with the Regis and birds (though I miss the braille).

[@ajkbertho]

I like dynamax adventures, especially as there's a good chance for other pokemon to be shiny.

[@QuobaltTown]

It’s honestly pretty fun with friends.

[@nechocat1234]

I mean in others you had like 15 legendaries and now the amount is more than double, not all,of them would habe their own special thing

[@perkasenior]

Loved the DLC, but yeah about the houses... They're not only copy pasted to be identical to each other, they're copied from the main game! Ballonlea at least. Other than that, very fun. Looking forward to what comes next!

[@blanks8851]

I mean, it's not like Pokemon or other games haven't done that before.

[@jedyzichterman358]

@@blanks8851 Yeah but up to this extent though...?

[@edmg7]

@@blanks8851 I actually think the houses all having the same structure is pretty smart. The area is inhabited by very few people, so the buildings are probably just simple copy-and-paste designs made by a company for cheap construction. Now having all the same decour inside, that's pretty stupid.

[@Whispernyan]

@@edmg7 I honestly didn't even notice the houses were all the same considering how little time to spend in them.

[@the__gatz962]

Then also be mad at breath of the wild for the stables.. fair?

[@emc246]

The Tundra is a lot easier to navigate when it isn't cloudy/hailing. There are enough landmarks to look around and see where you are when you can actually see a decent distance. Unfortunately the first few days after release had clouds and snow covering most of the Tundra, so early experiences were biased.

[@Camtron5000]

I didn't play after the first 2 days, I figured it was permanent hail lol

[@UiloorDr]

Hunting Articuno on release day in foggy weather wasn't exactly the easiest thing the DLC had to offer....

[@djmouton251]

I want to get myself a shiny Yveltal to please my child self, it's been 5 days and 110 raids and I may have lost the notion of pain

[@KingKirby24]

I actually hunted mine in Ultra Moon and brought it over to Shield. I wish you the best of luck on your endeavors! 👍

[@jellycore1316]

Aww, I wish you all the best, as well!

[@fredit123456789]

Did you ever get it?

[@djmouton251]

@@fredit123456789 Nah I only play Pokemon in winter so I fell off the grid of last year, I'll most likely continue this one !

[@arekmg0003]

This is the problem for me. The fact that the best and the most interesting part about the whole game is the DLC, just shows how bad the main game was.

[@kanalkucker14]

Makes sense

[@tallboiedd2846]

It's what happens when you don't have enough time to make a fleshed out game

[@jamesalexhowlett]

@@tallboiedd2846 but they had enough time, they reused so many assets, be it the 3D models, or animations. The game is poorly optimized, and an embarrassment to the Pokémon brand.

[@tallboiedd2846]

@@jamesalexhowlett most definitely.

[@raysay1818]

Both dlcs should have been part of the base game imo and then maybe sword and sheild would have been worth what the base game cost

[@facilityhues]

Happy Birthday tomorrow Arlo! I hope you enjoy Pikmin 3 Deluxe and I really appreciate the quality content you have been giving us

[@TMS-Oddbot]

It's his birthday tomorrow? Maybe I should just suck it up and do some watching.

[@ikaras425]

And now with the release of both DLCs, that brings a question: When are they bringing following Pokémon into the much smaller Wild Area? They have the technology to do it, why haven't they done it yet? Edit: Also, one of my favorite parts of the Crown Tundra is the Max Raid Battles. Not the battles themselves. But the fact that *people actually join and play with you.* Playing with actual people is SO much easier than playing with the braindead bots.

[@thenintendogamer1542]

I feel like legends are starting to become meaningful again With the Calyrex , Ultra Beasts, and the Regis and espically the Swords of Justice + Keldeo and victini being catchable

[@gabrielemanno2954]

Arlo catching galarian zapdos in a premier ball: I see you are a man of culture as well.

[@limitedlistener6460]

I quite enjoyed getting lost and trying to figure out how to navigate in the Tundra. It felt like going on a proper adventure now that I had no idea where to go and having to figure it out myself.

[@squill4883]

That's all I wanted with the base game, that's what every other game has except this one

[@rakdos36]

@@squill4883 I think that trend was already there the moment they switched to 3D. XY and SM felt even more linear.

[@inspica380]

I haven't played them yet, but I feel like that would be my thoughts on it too.

[@jafd239]

Same! Like the Tunnel to the Top! I got all turned around and lost in there, first time in a cave in forever.

[@limitedlistener6460]

@@jafd239 That cave was great! I was stuck taking the wrong turns for twenty minutes, and I usually have a really good sense of direction in games!

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Thank you so much for the birthday present! How spooktacular to get this on a snowy day!

[@alexhulk6]

Tbh kinda makes me wonder why the whole game wasn't just one big wild area. The map does really suck and they need to improve it, but personally the only time I got lost was in the caves.

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Agreed. I don't need it to be full on open world, but making it feel open in terms of environment would be great for the next game.

[@password4531]

I thought people hated that it was so simple to navigate so i just assumed that this was gamerfreak trying to apease the "fans"

[@Tellysayhi]

@@password4531 It felt like the wild area was just one big park thing, even though it seems like they tried to add seperate "zones" of it it all feels the same, and the Dusty Bowl just shoved in makes it not look good. Why are tbere 12 different types of weather for an area less than the size of Central Park? Why does it have a random desert? Is that supposed to be a forest? There isn't really anything separating the different areas to make them distinct.

[@password4531]

@@Tellysayhi Thats because the wild area IS supposed to be on big area. I don't want to be a "gamefreak fanboy" but the wild area despite having problems mainly to do with animation (which doesn't bother me that much) the wild area is pretty good for a pokemon game

[@talonmarshal]

11:50 - adorable clip, not gonna lie Sphealclap edit: 13:10 "legendary pokemon which I will not spoil" -- and then 13:17 bottom left corner -- whoops Never change, Arlo :D

[@colemin2]

That isn't the pokemon he was referring to.

[@ronnycrawf2441]

@@colemin2 it is tho

[@colemin2]

@@ronnycrawf2441 He's referring to the birds.

[@jello_sauce]

@@colemin2 You're also wrong. He's referring to the footprints of the Musketeers/Swords of Justice.

[@blinkingberry9591]

Kane's fault.

[@amm6112]

I didn’t know arlo would ever say Pokémon sword and shield and fun in the same sentence.

[@baron4718]

Pokemon Sword and Shield are NOT fun Boom

[@jello_sauce]

@@THGMR-ox7sd Not really, games do not have to be fun, they just have to be games.

[@homiesobble6578]

@@baron4718 I had so much fucking fun with sword and shield despite the issues it has.

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

@@homiesobble6578 Me too. I'm just disappointed that it wasn't more. I wanted the big, first home console gen to be the grandest one yet.

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

@@jello_sauce your joking right? Lmao. Are you an EA bot or something? Reggie literally said "if it's not fun why bother?" And has been proven in Nintendo's philosophy in games they've produced since. Although swsh doesn't hold that reprised title too well.

[@edgedrive_art]

Omg I was just watching the other Arlo video Marko also cameo'd in the other day, I am so happy to see him again

[@_Conzo_]

Learning that Arlo is an Enya fan made my day. On that note, what is Enya's favourite garden pest repellent? Snail Away, Snail Away, Snail Away! Sorry...

[@bentaylor9313]

I liked it

[@godminnette2]

"Soo-eh-soon" killed me

[@Jerico195]

That triggered me.

[@Skifreak-nv7ej]

I lost brain cells

[@sokumotanaka9271]

I have to agree it's a shame we had to pay for pokemon to be put back in and people treat it like a "wow" instead of something that should have been expected. I just think if they waited a couple more years and didn't commit to the "yearly holiday cash rush." It could have been great, it's still a fun game but I wish ti wasn't given to us with low quantity and care at a 60 dollar price tag and then an additional 30 if you want the pokemon you like back in. As for the DLc I'm enjoying it, I just wish it was in the base game, I think it's beautiful I'd live there. I only wish we got more interactions with Peonia

[@raycraft001]

@@Maxusdadream yeah, but it’s hard as heck to obtain them if you don’t have the dlc

[@maxiz6073]

@@raycraft001 every Pokemon game has Pokemon like that even the first generation

[@Ninetails2000]

@@Maxusdadream You don't "HAVE" to pay to get any pokemon in the game, but the odds and trials needed to get the ones you want are so heavily stacked against players who haven't paid that it incentivizes them to do so. At the very least, you need to have Nintendo Online to even trade for these pokemon in the first place.

[@kiwikarp9509]

The release schedule is the real problem here, and it's likely the pokemon company demanding a pokemon game to be released every year.

[@raycraft001]

@@maxiz6073 I know but the only way to get the newly added old mons is to transfer or trade. I wish they spawned everynow and then in the wild area

[@ibrahimsaho3962]

I like how Arlo's pokemon is named Eren Yaeger

[@IceBlueLugia]

Interesting, I thought he didn’t like anime

[@shadowoflugia]

11:56 omg the Spheal clapping as the player spins around 🥺🥺🥺

[@josephb9527]

Hi Barlo, Jarlo, and Marclo welcome to the family

[@bluevalor491]

About the identical houses- they're not just copies of each other, they are copy and pasted just with a different colour palate as the houses in Balonlea (5th gym, fairy... Opal)

[@RodaMoonknight]

So it's still lazy

[@bluevalor491]

@@RodaMoonknight yes, very

[@trentonduncan8776]

Arlo’s ad reads are so good 😂

[@datenegassie]

Love the references to your earlier work. Barlo - Bolie Georlo - Georgie Marklo - Marko

[@JesseFea]

13:17 I love how he's talking about not spoiling the pokemon that you're tracking down but then the footage spoils it anyway Bottom left corner

[@quazar3640]

Most people wouldn't have noticed...

[@JesseFea]

@@quazar3640 yeah i just thought it was funny

[@casizle377]

Lol the QC process

[@Aka-Spade]

I dunno, even if someone noticed, I’m pretty sure they’d just think it’s from Dynamax Adventures since you can get all the past legendaries (minus some mythical Pokémon) through it.

[@boltstrike2787]

I was going to mention how he spoiled that Calyrex talks at around 10:41, which is what I think he was referring to enjoying about Calyrex's story (that or the form change he gets).

[@peytonweber76]

I had a lot of issues with sword and shield as someone who once called Pokémon their favorite franchise, but there was at least a base level of fun just from it being Pokémon despite the missing mons, awful story, and general low quality of the game. Both of the dlcs are definitely steps in the right direction and I had fun with both. I really wish the 200+ mons that are still missing were in the game, but if gamefreak and the Pokémon company learn from what worked and what didn’t and come back with a new polished game hopefully for gen 9 with the full dex I will consider it a lesson learned and worth it. Unfortunately I feel they will continue to release games or dlc every year and rush out bare minimum efforts with a cut dex. I hope they prove me wrong but I’m worried for the future.

[@homesteadhero]

But other than that weird anomaly: another wonderful video, good sir. This was such a pleasant surprise - I had just run out of things to listen to while working, and voila, this appeared in my subscription box! The ad was hysterical, your points were fair, and it let me experience a game I wouldn't otherwise pay for (but one that does, admittedly, make me want to go hunt down the legendary dogs).

[@blacknoir1024]

Arlo! Thank you for your work. Really appreciate your reviews..very honest and professional and entertaining at the same time.

[@gaidencastro9706]

Crown Tundra to Sword and Shield: "Let's talk about this plan of yours. I think it's good, except, it sucks. So let me do the plan, and that way it might be really good."

[@frostplushtrapfan5695]

I get that reference.

[@frostplushtrapfan5695]

@@Magobey1115 Avengers, I'm pretty sure. Star-Lord says the same thing.

[@livingbeast...i_think]

@@frostplushtrapfan5695 can confirm, avengers reference

[@frostplushtrapfan5695]

@@livingbeast...i_think Thank you, I thought it was but didn't know if I was thinking of a different film or not.

[@peepeetime1]

Those Legendary birds look really cool. I hope they make an effort to up the number of regional variants with the next game. That way even familiar faces are brand new.

[@silverklapwijk7963]

i feel the same as you about it!! it's so fun, it gives me hope for the next games (if the devs get enough time to work on it)!!

[@macmonkeyhat]

15:10 in regards to the regi thing, you can have multiple save files on one copy of the game thanks to each switch profile getting its own save. So if you want both the Regis, you can do so by starting up a second save file on a different profile. And thanks to Pokémon home, you can transfer your Pokémon between the save files if you want them all on one save. It is inconvenient having to play the game multiple times just so you can get all the legendaries, but at least you don’t have to pay extra for a second game or find someone else to trade with if you don’t want to.

[@shein360]

Tbh they need more quests. Like 50 quests in a game would be cool. Go hunt a specific Pokémon, catch/defeat a certain amount. Go find specific characters, get an item to move forward with the story, help npcs with moving things with strength or something. Gain exp, rare items, clothes, gift pokemon, etc. maybe every other town has their own legendary that you need to catch to unlock something in the town. They can expand so much in Pokémon. They just havent

[@thebikerrex5010]

Honestly. I started up the game after 3 months and stopped playing after an hour or 2. Just got so boring so quickly. I think Pokemon are awesome but if the games are cheap and rushed then it hurts my overall outlook on Pokemon as a whole.

[@RodaMoonknight]

I bought sword a month ago, played until fighting Hop and getting the dynamax band or whatever it's called. Itt boring, uninspired. I recently played a new copy of Ultra Sun on 3DS I played at least 2 hours on my flight and got more entertainment from it than Sword, the music, the characters, the colors it all just pops a lot more than... Whatever Sword was going for Also Crown Tundra is just a barren wasteland like 76

[@magnus5747]

@@RodaMoonknight well to be fair ultra sun/moon were made to get every last thing that the 3ds could hold. Hope they also do that for the switch with the next generation, but I have faith they will do that. Also I don't really agree with you on the music and characters, because sword and shield nailed those in my opinion.

[@thebikerrex5010]

@@magnus5747 Im 99.999% sure gen 9 will be another let down. The way the Pokemon company look at things is "If we can get people to buy an unfinished, ugly looking, boring waste of time of a game then why make it good". Mario and Zelda games get so much love and passion put into them but Pokemon is just a cash grab.

[@magnus5747]

@@thebikerrex5010 well only time will tell.

[@hurgcat]

I nuzloche every game when it comes out, and it was pretty nice to wipe 3 or 4 times on sword before beating it. That being said I haven't enjoyed a pokemon game fully since gen 4 lol and i just play platinum and hgss mostly now. Gen 4 remakes when pokemon company.

[@jordanchicksen]

Happy birthday Arlo!!!!

[@forestholdeman8644]

I love the add creativity. Sick with the sponsors who let you

[@Spawnfreak]

Does other worldly Arlo have a mustache and goatee? That's how we can know for sure that he is evil.

[@markthomaskiec2453]

But if that's accompanied with a monocle then he could just be an archeologist.

[@cordasolis]

@@markthomaskiec2453 you forget the possibility that he could be an evil archeologist....

[@markthomaskiec2453]

@@cordasolis LE GASP!! THAT CLEVER FIEND!!!

[@cordasolis]

@@markthomaskiec2453 Not only does he have a degree in archeology from a prestigious college, but he’s also a true professional in the art of deception....

[@lewis9s]

You can tell they put more time into the DLC than the *ACTUAL GAME.*

[@charlestrudel8308]

or like, they started dev of the DLC while the main game was still in the making, so they had 2 to 3 years for the dlc and 1 to 2 years for the main game... basically, pokemon company only need to let them have that one more year...

[@nechocat1234]

@@charlestrudel8308 not quite crown tundra itselfstarted developing last year, they had the main game ready and modder/dlc friendly making it easier to expand the game

[@charlestrudel8308]

@@nechocat1234 probably also true.

[@Yo_soy_Annna]

Love that intro ad for Raycon! 😂

[@SapphWolf]

I absolutely loved chasing the legendaries around the different wild areas. I loved that you could see them from way off in the distance. It made the world feel alive. Now if they'd only do that with the rest of the Pokemon. Like, going up to the top of one of those cliffs in Crown Tundra and seeing herds of Pokemon wander around far below you would be absolutely amazing! I doubt the game could handle that AND be online since it already kind of chugs when you're using the wifi, but man it would be cool when playing solo.

[@tristanneal9552]

I know this is a tired and overdone comment.. but holy shit that Suicune pronunciation 😂😂 I had literally no idea what you were talking about for a sec there 😂

[@zesutto9826]

"NPCs aren't as dumb" My NPCs "haha Acupressure and Speed Swap go brrr"

[@muffinman3684]

😂

[@yolobot4644]

"I'm going to keep spamming helping hand despite having a super effective move that could do a lot of damage"

[@diode_wow]

They're still dumb, just not AS dumb as the one in the base game.

[@peco595]

Oh don't get me started, I had a Comfey that insisted on using draining kiss every turn on a Tsareena It was awful!

[@peco595]

@@diode_wow nah, they're just as dumb They just have better moves to choose from since we also have to use what they have lol

[@davetoms1]

Never played a Pokémon game in my Life but I'm always willing to watch Arlo

[@mattyzkeys]

What I liked about the new wild area was a winding cave that felt so much like cave areas in older games with having to figure out where you are to get to the castle. It’s like victory road where you can get lost and I like that

[@Lucas-zk4dc]

The light circle is mainly for shiny hunting the Regis

[@BaggyScraggy]

I'm glad it's good, and I hope that they use the formula they've got here and improve on it for the next game. I won't buy them, though, because of how the base game was. Here's to hoping that the next games are better without needing DLC to improve them dramatically.

[@MariOmor1]

They will be, the reason that these features were added as dlc was probably because of 2 reasons: 1. The Pokemon Company was giving Gamefreak a harsh schedule -2. Gamefreak is lazy but obviously that's not right-

[@lay-lowandsmash1519]

Honest reviews like yours are amazing Nice job.

[@kevmclarty]

If Arlo went back and played/reviewed the pokemon games he missed, I'd be so content

[@MarkSKristensen]

Huh guess I should boot up Pokemon sword again sometime, but honestly I really did not enjoy the game, nor the first DLC, but I'll give this a shot, maybe I'll wait a bit to get into the winter mood first.

[@RWAsur]

The ship has sailed for me, I see everyone having fun but I already paid $60 to have fun in the base game and didn't, it feels like diminishing returns at this point. Especially since none of the new Pokémon really excite me and I've already caught every legendary. It's kind of depressing how often they resell that specific feature actually... We could catch every legendary to date in Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, but somehow this is still a feature to ask an extra $30 with. Same with follow Pokémon, but every game with it prior did a more consistent job with it. Oh yeah, and the co op feature only works for friends who pay for NSO and also bought the DLC, non DLC players can't join on the Dynamax Adventures with their base game unlike before with the dens. I wasn't expecting it to be, but it's worth pointing out before someone says "they aren't specifically selling Dynamax Adventures only in the DLC" because yeah they kind of are otherwise they would have patched that. It's a paid feature, and it's a big core of the DLC. Additionally unsettling, Pokémon Go compatibility with Home and thus Sword and Shield hinges on Sword and Shield already having the Pokémon in the pokedex. So if you caught Darkrai this week in Go and thought you'd transfer it, sorry, unless you paid for Home premium to transfer from paid Bank from paid other games, or pay to have DLC to recatch the legendaries at least once, you're SOL. Though, not sure if Darkrai is included in the DLC? Even more chance you're SOL in that case. ... Yikes, truly I didn't mean to go off here. I'm happy they've produced better content that is making all of my friends happy. I just have the sinking feeling that the little nefarious "devil in the details" is ruining my enjoyment of my favorite franchise, because I morally don't want to stand by a company with bad consumer practices, and TPC is not being forthright with us or our investments. I don't see anything about what they've done since launch that leads to any self reflection on how they handled 2019's PR disaster and the decisions that lead up to it.

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

@Death Embrace lmao. How do you know he isnt?

[@sechabatheletsane9784]

Well written sir. TPC are only gonna get worse with their decision making. It's only when the sinnoh remakes come and dissapoint that the spell will be broken. But by then it will be too late.

[@dayalasingh5853]

@Death Embrace wow can you just chill out

[@jorgemiretehydra]

@Death Embrace Imagine being so offended by a comment giving an opinion that you post this

[@LukePuzzar234]

Omg I love the different Arlo's lmao

[@buttface6663]

Aww man that fuzzaboom reference was amazing

[@kurtbamber824]

The way arlo says suicune is so wholesome

[@Pants.69]

Arlo’s optimism is growing and it frightens me...

[@arcturus6925]

It feels like an adventure. I love that Calyrex feels like an adventure you go on with this Pokémon and I love it. Imagine if it was a full game and you go on the kinda quest with Calyrex and like that ending battle when it’s finally the end of the game (if it was full game) and it says “Do you ready your pokeball” it would feel so cathartic in a way I hope they learn from this for the next game.

[@frostyblade8842]

1:36 Do I detect an animal, or specifically an attack on titan reference?? IT IS NOW OFFICIAL, ARLOS COOLNESS IS NOW OVER 9000!!!!!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

When there are other Arlo puppets: *There are Impostors among us*

[@b00psn00t]

Thank you @Kim Jong-un, very cool!

[@harveya1a952]

How are you everywhere, supreme leader?

[@emerald0310]

15:05 I thought this too and was really annoyed, until I remembered pokemon home (evens the free version) allows you to transfer Pokémon from one account to another.

[@charizard1802]

I completely agree with you on the map thing for this game... I got so lost until i finally got a hold of where i was on this map...

[@stickyboy8533]

I love this DLC, the Dynamax Adventures are really good. I like that it actually requires and ALLOWS you to use strategy in the raids as opposed to the normal way of "spam your strongest attacking move until the boss is done!"

[@moonray0108]

Unfortunately you can’t catch every legendary. There are a lot that you can’t get in either version of the game (I.e Arceus, darkrai, magearna, etc). Edit: ok those are mythical Pokémon, not legendary’s, my bad

[@ilyashuster3447]

Those are mythicals

[@moonray0108]

@@ilyashuster3447 ooooooohhhhhhh! That makes sense now, thanks! The difference between mythical and legendary always confused me.

[@ilyashuster3447]

@@moonray0108 yeah me too. I only understood them a few months back

[@RoninCatholic]

@@moonray0108 That's because the difference is silly and arbitrary. Legendary = Catchable in-game, but only one per save file Mythical = Event distributed/downloaded There's no real lore difference between the two, no meaningful distinction under the hood. Also, at least in gens 1 and 2 there was no distinction between the two: "mythicals" like Mew, Celebi, and Mewtwo were _also_ called legendaries. I don't even know when this distinction officially started.

[@omnizoom]

@@RoninCatholic legendary Pokémon are supposed to be “known” to exist, legends of their feats exist Mythical Pokémon are entirely a myth , their existence is not 100% accepted So mew is mythical because it is a myth that a first Pokémon existed , arceus is a myth because well he’s god Genesect is the only mythical I don’t get , he was manufactured so he is known

[@dannyblanco8544]

Being honest, I was sad that they took mons but at the same time the idea of them bringing them back made them feel new and I kinda loved that, it was really exciting

[@AllUsernamesTaken]

If you want to get both of the new Regis, you can make a second profile on your Switch, catch them, and deposit them into Pokémon Home, then move them to your main save file. Obviously this also works for the other legendary in the DLC too

[@dsoymz5891]

Thank you! Someone finally mentions the map problem. I thought I was alone.

[@nightlygarbagerun7395]

the dlc was originally announced, they said the crown tundra's theme was exploration. so i think they wanted you to get a little bit lost. it made it exciting to me, never knowing if there is going to be a rare pokemon spawn around the corner or a cool item, instead of seeing a little divit in the map and going to that exact point knowing they hid something there.

[@yaboi8er]

Oh, I haven't even watched more than a couple seconds in & I can already agree. This DLC is what Sword and Sheild NEEDED. In fact, it should've been in the game to begin with instead of being a $30 DLC, but whatever.

[@UltraBall23]

@@THGMR-ox7sd they would

[@yaboi8er]

@@THGMR-ox7sd Good question. My bet is no. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that at least I would've been a little less dissapointed in SWSH if the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra had been Post-Game. Because at least then the Post-Game would've been good.

[@Nintendotron64]

Eh, still not enough to win me over on Sword and Shield. Far too little far too late.

[@yaboi8er]

@@Nintendotron64 That's fair. Though, if there's anything postiive to take away from the Crown Tundra, it's that is sets a fantastic precident for what the future of Pokémon could be like. At least in my opinion.

[@groudongamer3178]

Personally I feel isle of armor should have been base game, and crown tundra should have been 15$ at most.

[@adamsager22]

I don't have a switch or Pokemon Sword/Shield, but they say you can catch both regis (ekeki/draco) and get both versions of Calyrex by starting another account then leveling up that one. Then use Pokemon home to transfer pokemon from one account to another. I have no idea how it works, but there are videos about it. Love the content! Keep up the amazing work and have a great day!!!

[@eduardoruiz7600]

Can’t wait for the release of Arlo-Man: Into the Arlo-Verse

[@yeahitsjustcharlie]

"I won't say who they are" Pokemon IMMEDIATELY appears on screen

[@mariocruno3772]

This DLC really made me want to get the game with the expansion pass inserted (if I find it at the price of the base game)

[@legodawg2001]

The thing that has me loving this is the challenge of max raid dungeons. Yes there are only so many Pokémon, but the kind of strategy you have to do to build your team without dying, and then chipping down the HP of the legend? So fun, especially since the legends are really hard. Especially the box ones. I play with my friends, and we had a Palkia fight be decided by 7 points of HP. If that person died, we would have lost as we were out of lives. The feeling of 4 friends, 2 with sword and 2 with shield, and slowly grinding them all out where each new move feels like the difference between life and death, it’s absolutely thrilling. And I love that the shiny rate is higher too. Shiny legends should be special, yes, but there is a joy of having your girlfriend ask “why is Lugia pink” after a tough fought battle. It’s not absurdly rare, but it’s still rare enough for it to be special. It’s genuinely given me the most joy with this game, and I hope this kind of dungeon crawling makes a return in future installments. It’s a great idea, and their best method to grandfather in legends to date. It’s not a chore. It’s an absolute blast. Play it with friends if you can. You won’t be disappointed

[@maygonzales4130]

I really liked Pokémon sword and shield- I’m sure part of that is due to Pokémon sword being my 3rd ever traditional Pokémon game so it was really fresh and fun for me. 40 hours in and still haven’t finished the main story but excited to play the dlc once I do- thank you for the review!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

And to this day he's still looking for the napkins

[@Izz7879]

Why are you looking through my subscriptions

[@yeetusdefeetus]

@@Izz7879 wha

[@Izz7879]

@@yeetusdefeetus he comments on every video I watch

[@dayalasingh5853]

I've seen it everywhere on KZbin for years.

[@jessekeplinger]

I actually love how it seems like Pokémon company is actually starting to listen more makes me even more excited for the next game

[@KalinTheZola]

It seems more to me like a ploy to get extra money for content that should have already been there. I don't really mean the story stuff exactly, but these DLC's came out long after they made it sound like it was just impossible to include so many pokemon into this game only to release paid dlc to include them. Sure you don't have to buy the games to get access to those pokemon down the line, but it's still something to incentivize people to make that purchase.

[@guardmaster9620]

@@KalinTheZola Honestly it's too soon say whether or not Pokemon is actually listening to its fans. Remember, everyone was doing just fine with SwSh right up until the Dexit controversy started during E3 2019, which by then the game has gone too far into development to make big changes. Since this is a Nintendo franchise, I'm praying that future games will take more time to polish. I know that the games aren't developed by Nintendo in-house, but hopefully pressure from the core company will ensure better quality.

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

@@guardmaster9620 Yeah I'm pretty conflicted about whether or not I'm optimistic about the next game. I enjoyed Sword and Shield but thought it was a big step down from Alola (one of my favorite gens), yet I also thought Alola was big step up from Kalos (which I liked but it wasn't one of my favorites) so I'm hoping gen 9 will be a similar case where the next installment really feels like a step up. I'm just kind of confused on why and how Sword and Shield seemed to arguably dial back the scope of the series in certain areas despite being on so much more powerful hardware, but I'm hoping gen 9 pushes the hardware a lot more like Alola did. Honestly I'm probably in the "wait and see" position.

[@KalinTheZola]

@@guardmaster9620 i actually wasn't even that bothered by the dexit thing until the dlcs actually.

[@RhythmGrizz]

Same! ^_^

[@chebic5095]

Arlo has a stellar point at the beginning. Getting lost is kinda fun it’s definitely fitting for a blizzard ridden snow mountain but hot damn I cannot navigate properly. There’s this one cave I’ve been looking for but can’t find because the map just sucks. Maybe some navigation gear could help. It would give you tools to navigate really selling that mountain climber mood.

[@spagetti9271]

You and I have very different ideas of what we think the future of Pokémon should be. I like the fixed camera linear paths of Pokémon way more than I like the open wild area.