Pokemon Sword / Shield: The Crown Tundra

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  1. Jamememes
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Das melhores expansões que joguei na série, junto com a Ilha da Armadura, tive algumas horas de diversão.
  2. XionTheLastD
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Good gameplay, good quality maps and hours of fun for those who like Dynamax raids
  3. ChopperHerrea
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have to say that I fall in love with the new legendary equines pokemon, in concept they are simple and functional, the execution to capture legendary pokemon by raids seems right to me.… Expand
  4. KairiGuardian
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    I thought it would have less content because of the rumors, but after trying it I can say that I feel satisfied.
  5. SharonMeier
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    The work that was done for the story is remarkable, it goes beyond any average post-game that we have had in previous games.
  6. UltimaDanteri
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Luego de tanta polémica respecto a si estos DLC’s estaban justificados o no, después de jugar La Isla de Armadura, esta nueva zona jugable ha resultado rebasar mis expectativas.
  7. KaitoMaito17
    Oct 24, 2020
    9
    As someone who enjoyed the original game a good deal, the Crown Tundra expansion for SwSh elevates the games greatly beyond what was previously achieved from a gameplay point of view. The new wild area is vast and dense with items to find and places to explore, and the 4 major questlines that take place within it take full advantage of that open feeling to create what feels like a trueAs someone who enjoyed the original game a good deal, the Crown Tundra expansion for SwSh elevates the games greatly beyond what was previously achieved from a gameplay point of view. The new wild area is vast and dense with items to find and places to explore, and the 4 major questlines that take place within it take full advantage of that open feeling to create what feels like a true adventure to embark on, far surpassing anything the series had attempted beforehand.

    The one quest that has any sort of major story campaign tells a charming tale that, while by no means large in scale, gives great lore and worldbuilding to the area, on top of a full character arc for one of the new legendary Pokemon that continues the trend of the base game and Isle of Armor focusing on strong character driven storytelling. The other major questlines are far more gameplay and exploration focused, with one requiring you to solve a number of admittedly very simple riddles to reach the legendary Pokemon and another having you traverse each of the three wild areas, including those within the Isle of Armor and base SwSh, to hunt down their respective legendaries. The latter of these quests is by far the more engaging of them, as it requires a great knowledge of each area and how to properly traverse it in order to even encounter these beasts, before being sent into a battle with them that can be rather challenging if you plan on catching them.

    The last of these quests is more akin to the Diglett hunting of the Isle of Armor with some notable improvements. Instead of each footprint of evidence being in a specific location, they spawn randomly according the player's location, and while that does mean looking at a guide for them is impossible, it also means you will always be able to find a number of them so long as you're aware of your surroundings. This again takes great advantage of the open area to create a sense of exploration.

    The new Dynamax Adventure mode is also worth praise, as it takes the concept of Raids from the base game and refines it into a more impactful and engaging experience than before. Rather than fighting one Pokemon with tons of shields and barriers, none of the giant Pokemon encountered have shields of any kind, making the challenge of this mode a matter of making sure you're efficient with your rental Pokemon and knowing what elements to take advantage of in each run. Should you stick with the Pokemon you have to take down the next raid? Or should you swap to a Pokemon more suited to defeating the final, more challenging boss at the end? Which route is the most suitable? You must make each of these choices in a fairly limited time frame, making each run both strategic and potentially nerve wracking. This mode is thus great fun and the reward being both legendary Pokemon of prior games as well as new clothing items for your character just adds to that.

    Lastly, the Galarian Star Tournament which can only be unlocked once you've completed the main quests present in both the Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra, acts as a nice bow to wrap up the overall SwSh package, bringing together trainers from across the Galar region, including both expansions, into a doubles tournament where they can team up and face off against one another. On top of being just a very narratively fulfilling way to end off this game which was always more focused on the many characters it introduced, this mode acts as a decent final challenge for the player to test themselves and try out different combinations. While its by no means extreme in its challenge, especially if you have and use Pokemon levels 85 and above, the double battle nature still offers a decent amount of strategy to be used and had, far more than the single battles the base game provided. On top of that, each combination of characters, both between the two opponents faced as well as they're interaction with your teammate, is paired with some great dialogue that just adds to the strong personality and dynamics of each character present.

    As a whole, the Crown Tundra alongside the also quite good Isle of Armor makes the SwSh expansion pass a must buy for most anyone who purchased SwSh. If you played SwSh and really enjoyed it for the most part like I did, you'll love what's offered. And if you played SwSh, liked it, but felt it was lacking in some or many areas, I almost guarantee the expansion will give you what you felt was missing. As both an experience on its own and a sign of what's to come for the series, it is excellent.    … Expand
  8. GloriaVic
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    I have to admit it, they did amazing with this DLC!.
    I have no regrets for buying it.
  9. ElvioLao
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was pleasantly surprised that the main legendary pokémon of the story can speak, each time this saga experiences new things that couldn't be conceived before, just as the horse pokémon left me with my mouth open.… Expand
  10. MorrisonPie
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    This DLC has received a lot of unfounded hatred, but playing it I really forget about all that and I enjoy what it means to Pokémon, explore, capture and be the best in the region, in that regard, the Crown Tundra content has not disappointed me.
  11. CloudVentura
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Isle of Armor was short but the environment showed them heading in the right direction, honestly I love the difficulty I'm having with the birds in this new spot!, the legendary pokes should be a pain to catch and I like that.
  12. KarlitoZans
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    One of my favorite regions for exploration and scenery, these DLCs just expand it, which they do pretty well.
  13. VioletEvergan
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    200 pokemon return to a list that was already fat enough, now it's a possibility to be able to transfer them through Home for free and it's something that I appreciate, what the game needed.
  14. BayoBayoBayo
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Muy infravalorado, esta segunda parte del DLC promete bastante y tiene más cosas que hacer que las que los trailers dejaban ver, recomiendo darle una oportunidad.
  15. KratosPapaLu
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Esta segunda ola de contenido es sin duda más interesante que la primera, muchos pokémon legendarios que son relevantes para el meta están disponibles para poder combatir.
  16. ErmaJim
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Muy superior a la IdlA (Isla de la Armadura ) por mucho, tanto en trama, dificultad y Pokémon interesantes para capturar.
  17. MikeyMills20
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Mint aki nagyon élvezte az eredeti játékot, az SwSh Crown Tundra bővítése jelentősen meghaladja a játékmenet szempontjából elért eredményeket. Az új vad terület hatalmas és sűrű a keresendő tárgyakkal és a felfedezésre váró helyekkel, és a benne zajló 4 fő küldetési vonal teljes mértékben kihasználja ezt a nyitott érzést, hogy valódi kalandnak érezze magát, aminek megkezdődhet, messzeMint aki nagyon élvezte az eredeti játékot, az SwSh Crown Tundra bővítése jelentősen meghaladja a játékmenet szempontjából elért eredményeket. Az új vad terület hatalmas és sűrű a keresendő tárgyakkal és a felfedezésre váró helyekkel, és a benne zajló 4 fő küldetési vonal teljes mértékben kihasználja ezt a nyitott érzést, hogy valódi kalandnak érezze magát, aminek megkezdődhet, messze felülmúlva bármit sorozat előzetesen megkísérelte… Expand
  18. DangoDaikasoku
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    While I didn't quite like the roster of old pokemon on IoA, the pokemon that come back with TCT are my favorites and the ones I've been looking forward to.
  19. CarolineX
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    An indispensable DLC for anyone who enjoys the beautiful art of breeding and competitive combat, many things are added to improve the player's quality of life.
  20. HelenaPride
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    It's worth every penny, when you play the first half it doesn't look very promising, but when you play the second, you see how satisfying these new areas are and what they bring to the region in general.
  21. Kratosine
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Se va a la lista de buenas expansiones junto con la Octo-Expansión de Splatoon 2, ha sido toda una sorpresa las cosas que he podido hacer en las dos zonas nuevas, mucho más que con Ultramoon.
  22. GorrionAndaluz
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Pokémon doesn't stop improving in its metagame and competitive side, and with this DLC it's completely evident.
  23. Astridyuko-san
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    For those who love legendary pokemon, The Crown Tundra is ideal, you can have practically any if you try hard to catch them..
  24. Awadeuwu
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Junto con Isle of Armor, Las nieves de la corona son un complemento perfecto para la región de Galar.
  25. ToshiKusakihara
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    I prefer a thousand times this new DLC format for the series than what was there before, it's more friendlier to the consumer's pocket, as well as more direct since it doesn't isolate the new content from the main adventure, as it should be.
  26. desdar300
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The crown tundra in my opinion, is what Pokemon should definitely strive to be in the future.
    A fully open world filled with secrets and pretty interesting lore and with a nice visual style.
    Calyrex is most definitely the most interesting legendary Pokemon of this generation and I hope we get more mons like him in the future    … Expand
  27. Eteralow
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    It's exaclty what Pokèmon needed for years, I loved everything about the Crown Tundra, it's the future of the series!
  28. DaHomeaSimpzon
    Oct 28, 2020
    9
    This is the Pokemon game I want to see. This DLC had brought the most beloved Pokemon back. Heck, I love the Mudkip line because it is one of my favourite Pokemon of all time. Sure, the graphics may not be perfect but it is still better and improved. If you aren't happy with the graphics, there will be a graphical update one day (which is common for video games). The only problem I hadThis is the Pokemon game I want to see. This DLC had brought the most beloved Pokemon back. Heck, I love the Mudkip line because it is one of my favourite Pokemon of all time. Sure, the graphics may not be perfect but it is still better and improved. If you aren't happy with the graphics, there will be a graphical update one day (which is common for video games). The only problem I had with the DLC is the price, I do hope that Game Freak will make the DLCs free. We have to see what the Sinnoh remakes can do in the future. But as of now, we just don't know.… Expand
  29. PortgusAce
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    La historia de Calyrex fue realmente interesante e incluso divertida a veces, y la exploración fue increíble. Dmax Adventures es divertido incluso después de horas y horas de juego.
  30. GameFriet
    Feb 2, 2021
    0
    Not good enough to make a full game just boring quest and dumping legendary in slow raids there were no battles exploration was boring as hell
  31. HideoKolima
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    Me ha recordado gratamente a los montes helados y templos antiguos de la región de Sinnoh, solo que mucho mejor y con más cosas que hacer.
  32. IkeRevenge
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    I thought I was going to be disappointed as the Isle of Armor, but the opposite has turned out, it's like one of the best extra chapters besides the normal story.
  33. BylethWhy
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    It surprises me that many on social media hate this expansion, it's actually quite good and does its job, expanding the Galar region and nurturing the competitive scene.
  34. ZeoN
    Oct 26, 2020
    9
    Apartados positivos:

    - Su mundo abierto por fin da la sensación de estar vivo completando así el Intento de La Isla de la Armadura. Es un paraíso para el fan de Pokémon y la exploración - Su nueva banda sonora es una oda al arte - El desarrollo de personajes es bueno, trayendo de vuelta a otros antiguos en algunos tramos - Los Pokémon legendarios y la historia de la nueva zona    Apartados positivos:

    - Su mundo abierto por fin da la sensación de estar vivo completando así el Intento de La Isla de la Armadura. Es un paraíso para el fan de Pokémon y la exploración

    - Su nueva banda sonora es una oda al arte

    - El desarrollo de personajes es bueno, trayendo de vuelta a otros antiguos en algunos tramos

    - Los Pokémon legendarios y la historia de la nueva zona es memorable y junto a la exploración es de los mejor que ha hecho Game Freak en su carrera

    - Las Aventuras Dynamax motivan al jugador a cooperar y establecer estrategias con Pokémon de préstamo y da un resultado muy divertido al coleccionar todos los legendarios y Ultraentes

    - La mejora técnica existe y es notable

    - Su apartado artístico es una maravilla

    - La variedad de entornos hace que sientas que realmente estás en un lugar abierto, nuevo y extraño, motivando la exploración de un mapeado que está estructurado de forma brillante

    - El torneo de estrellas de Galar es épico y te mete muchísimo en el papel de campeón

    Puntos negativos:

    - Esperaba más Pokémon de regreso, es un número pequeño salvo por el tema de los legendarios y UES

    - La ausencia de entrenadores, aunque está justificada por el objetivo de la expansión, se nota y no suponía nada poner a alguno en ciertas zonas

    Valoración final:

    Apartado técnico: 85/100 (Aún se puede mejorar más)
    Apartado artístico: 100/100
    Banda sonora: 100/100
    Historia: 95/100 (Esperaba más de una de las 3 tramas secundarias, pero son sobresalientes)
    Jugabilidad: 95/100 (Mejora del online más un sistema clásico)

    Nota numérica: 95/100
    Altamente recomendado para el fan de la franquicia e incluso nuevos públicos acostumbrados a juegos de exploración y JRPGs    … Expand
  35. Nati
    Mar 14, 2021
    0
    This DLC has absolutely destroyed Pokemon Sword/Shield Ranked matching.

    Ranked is just an imbalanced JOKE now that requires zero skill or knowledge and spamming Legendaries. Urshifu is OP... I dont care about your "debate" That pokemon is OP. Not to mention other STARTLING imbalance issues that has ruined a long history of great competitive gameplay. Way to kick the hardcore fans    This DLC has absolutely destroyed Pokemon Sword/Shield Ranked matching.

    Ranked is just an imbalanced JOKE now that requires zero skill or knowledge and spamming Legendaries.

    Urshifu is OP... I dont care about your "debate" That pokemon is OP. Not to mention other STARTLING imbalance issues that has ruined a long history of great competitive gameplay.

    Way to kick the hardcore fans Pokemon, this was a rediculous decision. 0/10    … Expand
  36. JacksonTy
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    J'adore le Crown Tundra pour son sens de la grande exploration. Il y a tellement de traditions et d'histoires à lire et à théoriser, cela rend la région et Galar dans son ensemble vraiment intéressantes et profondes. Les aventures Dynamax sont également amusantes et stimulantes avec des amis.

    C'est une excellente extension, je le recommande vivement.
  37. gblaze127
    Oct 26, 2020
    10
    It is exactly what it needed to be. it had legendary pokemon such as the Regis, Calyrex, and the legendary Birds, plus even more legendary pokemon with the Dynamax Caves.
  38. TakaTori
    Oct 27, 2020
    10
    Bha a bhith a ’sgrùdadh nan raointean ùra sin tòrr spòrs, bhiodh e air a bhith eadhon nas motha nam biodh e na phàirt den chiad gheama mar phàirt den gheama puist, ach chan eil mi a’ gearan, oir bha tòrr oidhirp fhathast air a chuir a-steach.

    Fìor spòrsail, ath-aithris do dhuine sam bith a tha a ’còrdadh ri Pokemon agus rannsachadh.
  39. Donkeynerd
    Oct 29, 2020
    8
    Overall I believe the crown tundra is a good dlc and makes the dlc a lot more digestible in my book. Dynamax adventures make legendary and shiny hunting more fun compared to the base game. The wild areas graphics are much improved but lackluster compared to breath of wild. The legendary storyline is perfectly handled imo as it's a not in your way like in the base game. I also like thatOverall I believe the crown tundra is a good dlc and makes the dlc a lot more digestible in my book. Dynamax adventures make legendary and shiny hunting more fun compared to the base game. The wild areas graphics are much improved but lackluster compared to breath of wild. The legendary storyline is perfectly handled imo as it's a not in your way like in the base game. I also like that instead of a radon npc insulting the players intelligence you have to find keldeo and and spirtomb. Overall if you like swsh like I did you will like this dlc greatly.… Expand
  40. Fabiosimba
    Oct 28, 2020
    10
    The crown tundra is beautiful e quindi mi piace non capisco perché devo per forza scrivere settantacinque parole
  41. ProfAmateur
    Oct 29, 2020
    1
    Beside the fact that the game looks like made in 2002 for Nintendo Gamecube, the DLC is again pure minimalism. Example: If you ride your bike to the first cutscene, they don't even program the case that you are on bike, no, you just teleport on the ground. That's very nice from a billion dollar company. I mean i love pokemon but i hate when such companies steals money from the kids nowadays.
  42. ATodoGas
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    Maravilloso contenido y maravillosa región, no puede esperar a ver que nuevas experiencias nos depara para la saga principal, los asentamientos y mejoras que impusieron Galar son algo que sin duda rendirá frutos con generaciones posteriores, pero como un todo general (juego + DLC’s), la región es más que entretenida y un salto respecto a 3DS para nada desdeñable.
  43. KingBarracuda
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    The story and lore have never mattered to me, but if catching rare pokemon and teaming up with legendaries, this more than meets what I look for in a Pokemon game.
  44. Warbringer
    Feb 21, 2021
    1
    No story. No Pokedex. Not all Pokemon available. Only handholding. Content locked behind DLC. Content locked behind third party apps like "Pokemon Home" "Pokemon Bank" "Nintendo Switch Online". Gamefreak lied to all of us and they admited it
  45. marvsfontanilla
    Mar 31, 2021
    8
    Story: 8
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 8
    Gameplay: 8
    Game Time: 5-6 Hours (Main Story)
  46. bakuboyhiro
    Oct 25, 2020
    9
    #ThankYouTani

    The newly released Crown of Tundra is one of the best experiences in the series, the first serious open-world experience. By far the best 3D release. Proving former long-time director Masuda VERY wrong about his concerns about an open-world game. It's like Ben Hanson from Game Informer said: "CATCH Pokémon. It's RIGHT THERE!". That simple. In this case, catch a lot of    #ThankYouTani

    The newly released Crown of Tundra is one of the best experiences in the series, the first serious open-world experience. By far the best 3D release.

    Proving former long-time director Masuda VERY wrong about his concerns about an open-world game. It's like Ben Hanson from Game Informer said: "CATCH Pokémon. It's RIGHT THERE!". That simple. In this case, catch a lot of legendaries. Thank you for all your terrific work for so many years Masuda-san, but now that you retired as a director, the series can breathe fresh air again.

    Tani has done great work, he understands
    what the series needs perfectly, and is turning out to be a great game designer and director.

    For Gen 9, maintain Tani, maintain the open-world style, add an even better story, better graphics, a bunch of new Pokémon, and it will be a 10/10, the best game in the series.

    #ThankYouTani #TaniGen9    … Expand
  47. Lordpeter69
    Nov 26, 2020
    0
    DLC Just wasnt good and a lot of fake reviews on this page..
    Pokemon Sword and Shield is the worst main game of Pokemon..
    Story was rushed game rushed graphics meh laggy no trainers dont want to waste more time on it but it just was not good
  48. Pubamaroth
    Apr 27, 2021
    0
    One of the worst DLC experiences of my life. Barren and lifeless. Repetitive and pointless.
    Don't buy it. I got it used and I still regret it.
  49. Syhlcam
    Nov 14, 2020
    8
    Bon DLC avec une narration simple mais efficace avec plus d'éléments à chercher et explorer. Et un bon système de raid pour avoir les Pokémons légendaires, bien moins que le premier DLC.
  50. arulz8
    May 3, 2021
    9
    Loved it. Would have enjoyed more of a story, but the exploration and replay value was great
  51. irai16
    Jul 27, 2021
    8
    A really enjoyable DLC. Making it focused entirely on legendaries was a great choice, with the legendary hunts through a fully open world being a welcome change of pace to the base gameplay. The twists on old Pokemon like legendary birds is novel as well, and the Max Raid battles are exciting since you have no idea what old legendary you're gonna get next. If you own the base game this isA really enjoyable DLC. Making it focused entirely on legendaries was a great choice, with the legendary hunts through a fully open world being a welcome change of pace to the base gameplay. The twists on old Pokemon like legendary birds is novel as well, and the Max Raid battles are exciting since you have no idea what old legendary you're gonna get next. If you own the base game this is simply a must buy.… Expand
  52. Pyronick
    Jul 5, 2021
    9
    Un gran DLC, se nota que de los dos que recibieron Pokemon Sword and Shield éste fue el que más se trabajó y me trae sensaciones y recuerdos de los juegos de Pokémon más antiguos, tiene esos pequeños detalles que tanto identifican a la saga, además se respira libertad, deberían empezar a hacer todo el mapa de los siguientes juegos de Pokémon completamente abierto, eso sería un pasoUn gran DLC, se nota que de los dos que recibieron Pokemon Sword and Shield éste fue el que más se trabajó y me trae sensaciones y recuerdos de los juegos de Pokémon más antiguos, tiene esos pequeños detalles que tanto identifican a la saga, además se respira libertad, deberían empezar a hacer todo el mapa de los siguientes juegos de Pokémon completamente abierto, eso sería un paso necesario y coherente para la franquicia después de ya haber explorado el concepto en éstos juegos, que aunque fueron muy criticados son un paso completamente necesario, algo así como la Wii U fue un paso necesario para el éxito de Switch, claro si lo saben aprovechar, pero creo y espero que ya lo estén haciendo con el nuevo juego "Pokémon Legends: Aceus", le tengo muchas ganas y esperanzas a ese juego.… Expand
  53. Toasttt
    Mar 26, 2022
    5
    meh .
  54. ProReviews
    Oct 27, 2020
    1
    Come on, the DLC doesn't deserve a 7 score. It deserves way more less. It's a really bad DLC, and here's why:

    1. The story is too much straightforward and lacking. It has the potential for a really good story, but it's basically delivered trough boring exposition. In reality, it's basically Calyrex speaking about the entire story and having you run for errands. And even like that, it    Come on, the DLC doesn't deserve a 7 score. It deserves way more less. It's a really bad DLC, and here's why:

    1. The story is too much straightforward and lacking. It has the potential for a really good story, but it's basically delivered trough boring exposition. In reality, it's basically Calyrex speaking about the entire story and having you run for errands. And even like that, it has plot holes. It feels very lazy and badly written.
    2. The companion, Peony, is basically a grown up Hop/Hau. The three of them have the same personality. Identical I would say. They didn't even bothered writing a new one.
    3. The town is terribly designed. Just pay attention to the only 4 houses in the city. They re use exactly the same model for these just FOUR... FOUR houses, outside and inside.
    4. The habitants of the town argue how they've never seen Calyrex in person, and yet, when you catch it and have him wandering around the city behind you, nobody has even a single interesting dialogue in response to that. They act as if it wasn't even there.
    5. Peony is plot armor, as he resolves the conflicts of the story in a Deus ex Machina fashion. He just shows up and casually knows how to resolve everything.
    6. It's, in a nutshell, a one path journey to catching legendary pokemon, which just happens to have a side story in the middle.

    … Expand
  55. PkmnJustNotGood
    Oct 29, 2020
    3
    I gonna be completely honest im not feeling this DLC (Just my opinion)
    I really love the New Legendaries! But the Story makes no sense, No trainers? where are they? No difficult? The open area still feels slow and laggs.
    Dynamax adventure yess... they tried it still feels slow and its not really fun. To much stops handholding no adventure and exploring ( Caves are boring since sun and    I gonna be completely honest im not feeling this DLC (Just my opinion)
    I really love the New Legendaries! But the Story makes no sense, No trainers? where are they? No difficult? The open area still feels slow and laggs.
    Dynamax adventure yess... they tried it still feels slow and its not really fun. To much stops handholding no adventure and exploring ( Caves are boring since sun and moon ). There is so much potential but since they went from 2D to 3D its going downhill and its no Challenge. I really wanted some fun shiny hunt method like Open world hunting. The DLC just feels like a 4 hour demo and no replayability. So i hope the next games will be much better and make it fun for everyone.    … Expand
  56. SwShDie
    Dec 28, 2020
    0
    WAKE UP... GAME FREAK IS SELLING THE CONTENT THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN IN SWSH BACK TO YOU. They refused to back down from making the SwSh base game a steaming pile of dung (THAT's what they call service??) and now they've come at you with a can of grease and a broomstick in order to "give back some content"... for more money after the fact!
  57. ArthurJoelLeo
    Nov 2, 2020
    0
    Oyun cok sikici ve kisa ayrica mekanikler ve grafikler cok kotu. nintendo 3ds grafik duzeyinde grafikler var. verdigim parayi hak etmiyor
  58. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    The second half of the expansion, and one that pushes the concepts of Sword and Shield to even newer frontiers.
    The history of the new legendaries is simply sublime.
  59. Otts
    Dec 20, 2020
    0
    Unfinished product sold with cut content at a full price. Glitchy and disrespectful with its consumers and fanbase. A loveless cashgrab rushed to the market from the highest grossing media franchise in the planet. Underperforming software for the current generation standards. Shameless and sad.
  60. IchiXIV
    Oct 24, 2020
    2
    As much as disappointing as the first DLC, so this only makes it worse. More multi-trainer mechanic was introduced in the form of Dynamax Adventure, but players are limited to random rental Pokémon instead. The movepools are very much questionable, with the raid target able to purge buffs, as well ten turns limits per single battle, and four total KO per adventure. AI still acting like aAs much as disappointing as the first DLC, so this only makes it worse. More multi-trainer mechanic was introduced in the form of Dynamax Adventure, but players are limited to random rental Pokémon instead. The movepools are very much questionable, with the raid target able to purge buffs, as well ten turns limits per single battle, and four total KO per adventure. AI still acting like a joke, taking unnecessary every turn (Skill Swap every possible target one after another), buffing stats instead of attacking, or choosing moves that take two turns every time.… Expand
  61. mikahama
    Oct 24, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wouldn't say there's anything worthy in this DLC. It's actually worse than the previous one. The whole "story line" is that you are fed a bunch of legendary pokemon, and don't worry if you don't quite manage to catch them, you can always try again... Getting legendary pokemon used to be challenging in the previous games, but not in this one. Once you have caught all the legendaries, you get to challenge the gym leaders again in double battles. How exciting! But now that you have your kick ass legendaries that you had to catch, you can easily one shot all their pokemon.

    All in all, this is a minimum effort from the developer's part. An average computer science student could have coded this whole expansion in a couple of weeks. It has the same graphic glitches as before... Pokemon who are supposed to follow you might disappear and respawn all of the sudden and the animations are very sloppy. Just look at the breathing animation of the main character in the cold sections of crown thundra... Does he breath once every 4 seconds?    … Expand
  62. pahesam221
    Oct 24, 2020
    0
    You won't get your money's worth from just this. It should be $5. I can't condone this laziness.
  63. lleohh
    Oct 24, 2020
    7
    Melhor que Island of Armor, mas ainda longe de merecer os preços que custaram...
  64. muttsy13
    Oct 24, 2020
    7
    Much better then the isle of armour but together still not worth the €30 if this and isle of armour where in the full game instead of the wild area it would of made sword and shield much better
  65. Kashmoney
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    Intro: The Crown Tundra is definitely the better half of the Sword and Shield DLC. With a sizeable area, solid roster of re-added pokemon with sprinkled in new ones, and the new Max Raiding activity to capture shiny and legendary monsters this is what a DLC for pokemon should be.

    The good: This DLC allows you to journey to the Crown Tundra, a new wild Area that is quite larger than    Intro: The Crown Tundra is definitely the better half of the Sword and Shield DLC. With a sizeable area, solid roster of re-added pokemon with sprinkled in new ones, and the new Max Raiding activity to capture shiny and legendary monsters this is what a DLC for pokemon should be.

    The good: This DLC allows you to journey to the Crown Tundra, a new wild Area that is quite larger than Isle of Armor and the OG Wild Area. You will be tasked to look for discovering the myths and legends of the Area in three separate main events including Calyrex, the Legendary Birds, and the Regis. This DLC also helps bring back many old pokemon to the roster, while they should have already been there, but still is nice to see more pokemon coming back into the game. This DLC also includes Max Raiding, a new activity that helps players capture old legendaries and ultra beast, some in which are version exclusive mons that can be caught if you link up with other players if the have the opposite version of you, by battling through several dynamxed pokemon. This activity also helps players shiny hunt even more by going through the lair so that is always a plus.

    The Bad: I really wished that the story for this area was longer mainly. I felt while it did have enough content to last me around 6-7 hours, I just kept craving more things to get and do in this area. Other than that, this is definitely a better DLC than Isle of Armor by a long shot and was worth the bundle price of 30 dollars rather than being slapped onto a third game which is getting to be an outdated way of updating the game.

    Overall: I say that the Crown Tundra is worth getting it and Isle of Armor. Both DLCs as a whole are fun, but the Crown Tundra is definitely the better experience and I loved how Gamefreak handled this. I hope to see them do this more in the future while buffing up the future game's post game.    … Expand
  66. pobol
    Jun 20, 2022
    10
    Me parece que este DLC a sido mejor que el propio juego ,también cuenta con una especie de área silvestre rara que por cierto, aunque no lo sea es un mejor mundo abierto que el de leyendas Arceus.
  67. A4G
    Jul 28, 2022
    6
    the actually serviceable portion of Sword and Shield. Just wish it was a bit more fleshed out and that the whole main game was like this
  68. GreenMenace
    Aug 27, 2022
    8
    The DLC is easily worth it if you like the base game. It adds two additional wild areas, grants easy access to dynamax Pokemon, allows a rudimentary crafting system via the cramomatic, hands out a mythical Pokemon, and yields lots of legendaries for you to collect. Not only that, but I found myself preferring the new wild areas because I could have one Pokemon follow me around.

    One part    The DLC is easily worth it if you like the base game. It adds two additional wild areas, grants easy access to dynamax Pokemon, allows a rudimentary crafting system via the cramomatic, hands out a mythical Pokemon, and yields lots of legendaries for you to collect. Not only that, but I found myself preferring the new wild areas because I could have one Pokemon follow me around.

    One part of the game I haven't reviewed yet is the online battle system, available to players with Nintendo Switch Online. I was new to the system when it started, and I was excited to check it out. Problem is, it takes a while to figure it out. You can beat the story with just about any Pokemon team, but online, you have to figure out the meta, and I hate it. Right now, the rules allow for two Pokemon usually banned from ranked matches. So, as for an example of a meta, in singles, teams have Kyogre, Landorus, and Zacian. Let that sink in—not only is it incredibly annoying to fight, but you’re stuck fighting the same fight over and over. Other players aim to play a game of attrition, stalling a match (I think that’s like 30 minutes a match). I’ve made it to the highest tier, but I did so without a meta team out of principle. You can fight casual matches, but matchups found that way are rarely evenly matched. In the couple I fought, people just loaded up on legendaries and mythicals to fight my standard team of Pokemon. If you want to do well in the online battle system, you HAVE to understand the difference between IVs and EVs. IVs are easier to figure out than EVs. So it’s mostly "effort values" that will give players trouble.    … Expand
  69. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    El segundo DLC de Pokémon Espada me ha dejado satisfecho. Bastante completo y con nuevos e interesantes legendarios. Se añaden nuevos modos de juego para capturar los legendarios de generaciones anteriores, algo que le da bastante frescura. El mapa es enorme, el problema es el del juego en general, se siente vacío. Rutas que son pasillos rectos y decoración que se basa en árboles y unasEl segundo DLC de Pokémon Espada me ha dejado satisfecho. Bastante completo y con nuevos e interesantes legendarios. Se añaden nuevos modos de juego para capturar los legendarios de generaciones anteriores, algo que le da bastante frescura. El mapa es enorme, el problema es el del juego en general, se siente vacío. Rutas que son pasillos rectos y decoración que se basa en árboles y unas ruinas musgosas. También me ha dejado algo frío la historia de los legendarios y de las nuevas formas regionales, ya que me esperaba un lore mucho mas trabajado. A pesar de eso, DLC bueno que acaba dejando Pokémon Espada como un juego bastante más grande de lo que era en un principio. 7/10
    (11/2020)    … Expand
  70. opnyx
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    This new story is fun, and the background is nice. But it's way too short : it could have been much better with some extra hours of story. Most of this expansion is farming.
  71. divegold
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Added a lot of content to the base game! It brought innovation and many hours of fun!
  72. AlexMakesToast
    Dec 16, 2022
    6
    Crown Tundra = 6/10
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  73. ScreenS
    Jun 5, 2023
    10
    Hormse!

    The best DLC ever made (so far), the max raid dungeon is the closest we’re ever getting to the return of rental battles and it doubles as the most enjoyable way to shiny hunt. Even if you aren’t sold on the isle of armor this alone is worth the entry and gives SwSh a reason to come back to even as a solo player.
  74. Marioipod13
    Aug 27, 2023
    1
    Horrible DLC with fake gameplay time swallowed up by unskippable cutscenes. In actuality Diamond and Pearl had a better postgame and it cost less because you didn't have to purchase a garbage DLC.

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
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  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 5, 2021
    85
    Your enjoyment of The Crown Tundra will largely depend on how much you like Legendary Pokémon. [Issue #50 – January/February 2021, p. 19]
  2. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Dec 21, 2020
    75
    Pokémon fans now have some great new challenges, new Pokémon and more dynamic areas to explore. We wish it had been there from the start. [Issue #2, p.76]
  3. IGN Italia
    Nov 25, 2020
    80
    A good DLC that marks the ending for the new, experimental path chosen by Game Freak and Nintendo for the Pokémon saga. The second expansion included in Shield and Sword Season Pass adds lots of contents and legendary creatures to discover in a brand new area.
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