Pokemon Sword / Shield: The Isle of Armor

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  1. Babajaga88
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    A bad expansion for a very bad title. Lazy map design with lazy artistic view
  2. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    Venía con muy pocas expectativas para este DLC pero parece ser que las ha cumplido. Como primera parte de un DLC de 30€ quizá parece un poco corto pero, para mi gusto, es de bastante calidad. Los personajes son expectaculares y el pequeño arco argumental hila bastante bien con la historia principal del juego. Añade pokémon de otras generaciones y los nuevos legendarios me parecenVenía con muy pocas expectativas para este DLC pero parece ser que las ha cumplido. Como primera parte de un DLC de 30€ quizá parece un poco corto pero, para mi gusto, es de bastante calidad. Los personajes son expectaculares y el pequeño arco argumental hila bastante bien con la historia principal del juego. Añade pokémon de otras generaciones y los nuevos legendarios me parecen interesantes. Aceptable primera parte de este DLC que me deja satisfecho. 6,6/10
    (07/2020)    … Expand
  3. ScreenS
    Jun 5, 2023
    7
    You get a cool bear, I guess?

    Honestly for a first DLC attempt it’s fine, but the fact they knew we wanted an official monotype format but left it single player only and didn’t heal your team between battles is a level of stupid I cannot comprehend.
  4. Marioipod13
    May 25, 2023
    2
    Not a good postgame DLC storyline, Platinum, Black 2, and UltraMoon did more than double better than this without publishing a DLC. It has some interesting new areas but the story is just all cutscenes and little interaction. Additionally, the DLC is overpriced and split into two versions. It's smarter to buy a trio of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum than waste money on this.
  5. Resoul
    Apr 18, 2023
    5
    The pokemon all feel super week even tho there level 60 they still get one shot by pokemon that are within 10 levels of them, i think your meant to do the dlc before you beat the main game. Also there levels are tied to how many gyms you've beat not to the level of the pokemon on your team so even if you change your team out for lower level pokemon they'll still be level 60 which might beThe pokemon all feel super week even tho there level 60 they still get one shot by pokemon that are within 10 levels of them, i think your meant to do the dlc before you beat the main game. Also there levels are tied to how many gyms you've beat not to the level of the pokemon on your team so even if you change your team out for lower level pokemon they'll still be level 60 which might be fine if you use level 50 pokemon but i think you're meant to do the dlc around the 3rd gym.

    The DLC's "story" is really short if you aren't filling the dex or finding the diglett as you play and have the rare candies needed to get kubfu to level 70 right away it's likely only around two hours, without having the candy ready and not doing the side stuff it will likely only be about a hour longer as the super weak level 60 pokemon make leveling up pretty quick tho raid battles are the best way since you'll get rare candies which are way faster if you're just trying to level up one pokemon.

    Sadly there's no store where you can buy pokeballs which sucks if you want to fill the pokedex (and go into the dlc with less then 70 pokeballs 50 of which are just the basic pokeball) and there are really no trainers either and of the very few trainer battles that there are only one puts up any type of fight with it being the last trainer of the water tower's poliwarth and even then the fight is only like three turns. The map is also a bit of a maze and just going somewhere you've already been can be a bit of a pain if you don't fully remeber how yoiu got there the first time.

    Now i do like the yellow jacket they give you (not the rest of the outfit tho) and two of the new hair styles for the female trainer are pretty nice and tho the new white bike/outfit is better then all the rest in the game there's still a lack of good character customization also tho you do get to have your pokemon follow you you don't get it right away and if you're like me and started looking for the digletts right away or started catching pokemon for your dex it could be a hour or more before you get to have your pokemon follow you. Also finding all the diglett doesn't really get you anything as tho you get some gen 7 versions of pokemon you can pretty easily get them with home so there not much of a reward.    … Expand
  6. AlexMakesToast
    Dec 16, 2022
    5
    Isle of Armor = 5/10
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  7. JulienK06
    Dec 11, 2022
    3
    Underwhelming, it should have had more content even tho the open world was fun to explore in the first 15 minutes
  8. divegold
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Added a lot of content to the base game! It brought innovation and many hours of fun!
  9. Kacek1996
    Aug 20, 2022
    6
    Pokemon The Isle of Armor was a short DLC I played mostly to see my own pokemons run after me, to get new pokemons for my Pokemon HOME pokedex, to catch the new Kubfu and Urshifu pokemons. This DLC was really short and easy with too much of allolan diglets to look for... I liked the galarian Slowpoke evolution line quite a lot, and the map was nicely done!
  10. Toasttt
    Mar 26, 2022
    5
    meh .
  11. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    The first half of the expansion, and one that pushes the concepts of Sword and Shield to other frontiers.
    The animations of the pokémon that follow you from behind are very well taken care of.
  12. Fazed
    Nov 23, 2021
    4
    Not very fun at all, its basically just a mini pokemon game story rather than a contiuation but you are just overleved as hell so each battle feels more like a pain in the ass rather than a battle. You basically just have to nerf yourself just to make it feel like there is a progression to the game. I think it is a good way to do the pokedex additions and make the area feel more unique.
  13. RiggyBell
    Aug 31, 2021
    9
    I really enjoyed the game. I wish the main game had an adventure like this, because I really disliked the story and the boring open world of Pokemon Shield. Isle of Armor felt like a real adventure in which the open word was much more fun to walk through.
    The downside was that the story was a bit short: There were only a few quests, and the world wasn’t that big. I also disliked the fact    I really enjoyed the game. I wish the main game had an adventure like this, because I really disliked the story and the boring open world of Pokemon Shield. Isle of Armor felt like a real adventure in which the open word was much more fun to walk through.
    The downside was that the story was a bit short: There were only a few quests, and the world wasn’t that big. I also disliked the fact that every single pokemon was lv60 (because I finishend the main game). And they could’ve added some legendaries. Apart from that, I really enjoyed the DLC! I hope the next main Pokemon game will be like this!     … Expand
  14. marvsfontanilla
    Mar 31, 2021
    7
    Story: 7
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 7
    Gameplay: 7
    Game Time: 5 Hours (Main Story)
  15. 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

    PS My review is about THE WHOLE game, but Pokemon seem to think these DLC deserves a title on their own. So I will return the favour and 0/10 them all.    … Expand
  16. klhbkjlhjhu
    Feb 26, 2021
    0
    This game basterdized the whole purpose of Pokemon. The game is relatively easy and does not have any challenges like of how Black/White has ( except Black/White is one of the good Pokemon games whereas Sword/Shield isn't. ), what is the point where you are wasting your money on stupid expansions? It seems here that GF is just greedy for money like most multi-billion corporations are. ThisThis game basterdized the whole purpose of Pokemon. The game is relatively easy and does not have any challenges like of how Black/White has ( except Black/White is one of the good Pokemon games whereas Sword/Shield isn't. ), what is the point where you are wasting your money on stupid expansions? It seems here that GF is just greedy for money like most multi-billion corporations are. This game is seriously not worth your time, I recommend you not buying the game for your own sake.… Expand
  17. 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.
  18. Kashmoney
    Jan 24, 2021
    7
    Intro: While I personally enjoyed my adventure into the Galar region, Pokemon Sword and Shield definitely needed a bit more help content-wise and polishing up the game to make it more worthwhile for people to get into. And since the games were already in some deep water with the fanbase, I can safely say that I am glad Nintendo and Gamefreak went with this route with DLC.

    What is it?:    Intro: While I personally enjoyed my adventure into the Galar region, Pokemon Sword and Shield definitely needed a bit more help content-wise and polishing up the game to make it more worthwhile for people to get into. And since the games were already in some deep water with the fanbase, I can safely say that I am glad Nintendo and Gamefreak went with this route with DLC.

    What is it?: The Isle of Armor is part of the 2 pack DLC for Pokemon Sword and Shield. The player will travel to another small island off the coast of Galar to train in a dojo to obtain the new legendary Pokemon Kubfu which will later turn into Urshifu. The island is also filled with pokemon that wasn't previously present due to the dex cut, but now can be found, caught, and traded to anyone who has the games.

    Pros: The isle of Armor looks pretty good on its own. It's definitely not super amazing looking, but the map looks pretty neat on its own and was a breath of fresh air from the rolling hills and dry looks of Galar. The story itself is also a nice little addition and brought in some cool characters such as Mustard and the two trainers who rival you on the island, Avery and Klara ( I hear a lot of people like Klara ;3). The story for the DLC is also neat, it's nothing out of the ordinary or super epic like the Delta story or Rainbow Rocket, but I thought that overall the DLC does a good job making a nice side story. And while I still do not support the dex cut, I do like how this DLC update allowed over 100 more Pokemon to come back into the fray making the new dex count of the Galar region be around 500 of new and old pokemon. Plus, while you can't get the returning pokemon in the mainland area of the game, you can trade over or receive the returning Pokemon via wifi from friends or online if needed, no DLC required!

    Cons: While I do like this DLC, I think there are still some problems with it. Main issue I have is that while I didn't expect this DLC to be super long, I wished they could have added more content to make the DLC's story a bit longer. I was able to beat the story in maybe 4 hours, including catching pokemon and raiding a bit. If it was around 6 hours in story content, I feel that it would have been a perfect length for this expansion. Also, while there are some nice little things such as the return of pokemon following you, I feel that Gamefreak failed a bit with it because it looks a bit too janky. Some pokemon literally can't keep up with the player because they tried to be accurate with how fast or slow the pokemon is and it just makes this small feature feels underdeveloped. My final main issue of this DLC is that while the map overall looks decent, I feel that certain areas like the caves and the forest could look a bit better, especially the forest because the textures in there still looked a little washed out.

    Verdict: Overall, I do believe that the Pokemon games should stick with the direction of DLCs instead of a third game and this was a good start. I feel that this DLC was nice overall and was worth its price. I do believe it needs some touch-ups in providing a longer story and including more new Pokemon, but I think this was a nice addition for SWSH. I can't wait to see what will happen in November for the Crown Tundra.    … Expand
  19. opnyx
    Jan 16, 2021
    8
    This new story is fun, and the background is very convincing in my opinion. But it's way too short : it could have been much better with some extra hours of gameplay.
  20. Stormwooper
    Jan 4, 2021
    0
    I dont know why crown tundra isn’t included in this page as its icluded as they get packed together, they are basically the same game. The story is short but the areas are awesome.
  21. 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!
  22. 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.
  23. greninjaX
    Nov 25, 2020
    0
    pokemon SWSH and it's expansion pass are stupid wastes of money. gamefreak put zero effort into making this. where's the real 8th gen? is this some kind of twisted joke!?
  24. JuniorTrucho14
    Nov 13, 2020
    0
    Definitivamente a Gamefreak le queda grande la IP. Asqueroso juego hecho a medias incluso con está "expansión". Lo más indignante es que te ponen este desproposito a $90 y eso sin contar lo que se gasta en en Pokémon Home y Bank. Tremando mojón este juego.
  25. vitin
    Nov 7, 2020
    4
    Ao mesmo tempo que a DLC adiciona algumas ideias legais, não é o suficiente por esse preço, mais ainda considerando o quão curta ela é. O Urshifu tem uma mecanica divertida, mas não vale a pena. Talvez depois de jogar o The Crown Thundra eu mude de opinião.
  26. RobbieRelhas
    Oct 28, 2020
    0
    Garbage dlc for a garbage game as expected.
  27. DaHomeaSimpzon
    Oct 27, 2020
    8
    It's an alright game but it needs still needs some graphical improvements. Kudos for Game Freak for bringing some of the fan favourites back such as the other starts of Gen 1.
  28. Ed44
    Oct 26, 2020
    0
    Abonnement internet obligatoire pour finir le jeu et cher pour le contenu proposé
  29. DaniyalIslam
    Oct 23, 2020
    7
    Though better than the base game, Isle of Armor comes with some negative aspects. However, I am excited to see a new focus for the series.
  30. Suroguner
    Oct 17, 2020
    0
    I managed to get the DLC for free buy buying a bunch of other better games and collecting the my Nintendo gold coins. Getting into the DLC, it's not worth it. Following pokemon is broken and worse than the previous games in the series that had the feature.

    While the game was updated to support players who don't have the dlc, you still have no real way to get the pokemon it has without    I managed to get the DLC for free buy buying a bunch of other better games and collecting the my Nintendo gold coins. Getting into the DLC, it's not worth it. Following pokemon is broken and worse than the previous games in the series that had the feature.

    While the game was updated to support players who don't have the dlc, you still have no real way to get the pokemon it has without some form of payment. While a non-issue for past games, Here it's a bigger problem as it's either a minimum of $8 for a combo of Bank and home, provided you still have a 3ds and a bank compatible game, or a max of $30 (plus tax) for access. One could argue you could get it for free doing what I did, but that technically is just a more expensive way of getting the DLC without giving the money to the pokemon company and Gamefreak.

    One of the advertised features, the apricorns, gives you the wrong idea about getting more apricorn based pokeballs. the only exchange for them gives you totally random items and you must use 4 items at a time. In the past Johto games, these items were given directly to a NPC named Kurt who made the balls for you with them.

    The addition of another wild area seemed good at first, until you start catching everything. Because you can see the pokemon now, what pokemon you can find where is even less of a mystery and you can actively avoid encounters. After that the area becomes boring.

    What could be considered a double edged sword is that because you could come to it at any time, the area scales up ALL the pokemon based on your current progress in the base game.

    the diggers who dig up armorite or are actually worse than the diggers who dig up items and watts as if their shovels break you get nothing opposed to getting what they dug up. It's a gamble to even use them, and I'm not sure if this feature is even legal in Korea.

    Despite not being through the DLC's story at the time of writing, the dlc is just not worth it. Not even by the method I used to get it. On the plus side, I got a bunch of better games along the way.    … Expand
  31. doltorb
    Oct 14, 2020
    1
    I can't believe I spent £70 on this game. I spent 25 hours in total playing (most of which seemed to be spent watching story animations waiting to be able to do anything) and feel like I have done everything there is to do already.
    This has to be the most simple plot of any pokemon game I've ever played. Every step of the way you are led through the basic maps without really having to    I can't believe I spent £70 on this game. I spent 25 hours in total playing (most of which seemed to be spent watching story animations waiting to be able to do anything) and feel like I have done everything there is to do already.
    This has to be the most simple plot of any pokemon game I've ever played. Every step of the way you are led through the basic maps without really having to explore at all, the cities are visually impressive but lack any actually interesting features. The standard good guys vs bad guys subplot is simpler than any other game and lacks any difficulty. There is no post-game content other than the isle of armor DLC which basically just adds a second wild area and a tiny plot that can probably be completed in 30 minutes.
    The graphics are impressive but don't make up for how lacking in substance this game is.    … Expand
  32. Supermariogames
    Sep 30, 2020
    10
    An enjoyable expansion for this great game that welcomed the Pokemon series to console platform.
    At first I thought that $30 would be too much for the two expansions, but after playing a decent number of hours in this first part, I can determine that it was worth every penny.
  33. BigTaco
    Aug 31, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buy this expansion if you just want another wild area. This exp. forces you to use a pokemon in some fights. This honestly should have been like $10. Easy money grab.… Expand
  34. NuiHarime
    Aug 27, 2020
    0
    una gran mierda, solo miseria sin contenido descatable, tiene mas pokemon smeralda que esta basura
  35. Jippe89
    Aug 19, 2020
    3
    This DLC is a big disappointment, a cash grab. No substantial content except time wasting tasks and old Pokémon to catch.

    Yes it's a nice experience to traverse around this island with all Pokémon roaming about, bits that's not enough to demand extra payment for. It's a lackluster "story" and tedious tasks (Diglett...) that should have offered an upgrade. A (for a Pokémon game) boring    This DLC is a big disappointment, a cash grab. No substantial content except time wasting tasks and old Pokémon to catch.

    Yes it's a nice experience to traverse around this island with all Pokémon roaming about, bits that's not enough to demand extra payment for.

    It's a lackluster "story" and tedious tasks (Diglett...) that should have offered an upgrade. A (for a Pokémon game) boring game just got worse. That pains me.    … Expand
  36. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    0
    Tutorial de como estragar uma franquia super conhecida e aclamada por todos, terceira e melhor parte:
    Passo número 1: Chame a Nintendo!
    Parabéns!!! Você concluiu seu tutorial.
  37. amn94
    Aug 5, 2020
    0
    Este DLC es la muestra del futuro deceso de la franquicia... contenido que debería estar incluido en el juego base, ningun arreglo a la gran cantidad de bugs que hay , es penoso que el primer juego 3D de Pokemon, el Stadium logre que los pokemon se sientan mas vivos que estos pokemon que vuelan como drones, se estancan en paredes, aparecen y desaparecen, etc...

    Es el principio del fin    Este DLC es la muestra del futuro deceso de la franquicia... contenido que debería estar incluido en el juego base, ningun arreglo a la gran cantidad de bugs que hay , es penoso que el primer juego 3D de Pokemon, el Stadium logre que los pokemon se sientan mas vivos que estos pokemon que vuelan como drones, se estancan en paredes, aparecen y desaparecen, etc...

    Es el principio del fin de Pokemon, pero no es culpa de la empresa, sino de los consumidores que comprarán absolutamente todo lo que tenga Pokemon en el nombre, y luego se quejan de que van a tener que pagar 400 dolares para una experiencia completa....    … Expand
  38. TestingTest123
    Aug 4, 2020
    1
    How are people actually willing to pay $30 for this?

    - The DLC is extremely easy even compared to the already piss easy main game, due to the amazingly bad level scaling where Pokemon were generally around the levels 50-70s and your Pokemon will be around levels 80-100s. You will just be mindlessly tapping A for every single battle to the point where it becomes tedious as all hell to    How are people actually willing to pay $30 for this?

    - The DLC is extremely easy even compared to the already piss easy main game, due to the amazingly bad level scaling where Pokemon were generally around the levels 50-70s and your Pokemon will be around levels 80-100s. You will just be mindlessly tapping A for every single battle to the point where it becomes tedious as all hell to "play".

    - Wild area was ok-ish but honestly not enough to justify a $30 price tag

    - Following Pokemon was a nice touch to bring back from LGPE. However, Pokemon will constantly teleport and pop-in from nowhere when they lag behind the player. This is quite distracting and honestly became annoying to look at after a while.

    - Story was straight up non existent and the DLC can be completed in about 2 hours (being generous here).

    - The Digletts (why?)

    - Another battle tower clone (no effort as per usual).

    This just goes to show that Gamefreak realizes that they can just keep cutting content and brain dead consoomers/casuals will just eat it up no matter the price.    … Expand
  39. FelixHuang
    Jul 28, 2020
    10
    The first open world Pokemon game! Love it.I must say that Isle of Armor has a much better "open world design" than wild area. The overall map is small but with a variety of different places like linked caves, forest, ocean, wetlands etc. It also contains some side quests and interesting interactions like sharpedo chasing you to hell
  40. LewisDisease
    Jul 27, 2020
    3
    Content took like a total 2h to beat, being generous, taking it slow and trying to enjoy it.

    Nothing of substance other than the first time exploring the Island, the Kubfu storyline and the challange battles at the dojo. I don't know why I keep expecting greatness from Pokemon games in 2020.
  41. mtkf
    Jul 26, 2020
    4
    Wayyyy too short for it's price. Game Freak really screwed up Pokemon this generation. Sword and shield should have been a 3ds game with a $40 price tag
  42. Darros2
    Jul 23, 2020
    5
    Una extensión del juego bastante pobre, prácticamente solo vale la pena por no quedarse fuera del competitivo y tener más variantes de pokémon, pero la historia es bastante mala, solo el rival muestra algo de personalidad y genera algo de interés, pero en general bastante simple y si se va directo por la historia se puede terminar fácilmente en 2 horas o incluso menos.
  43. Figgiet
    Jul 23, 2020
    8
    i actually liked this expansion. i really liked the fact that new pokemon and old pokemon appeared in this expansion. Fine story, maybe it should have been a bit longer.
  44. Lobo_Nocturno
    Jul 18, 2020
    0
    Sorry but Gamefreak is not allowed to sell us pokemon from old games, previous games had this feature de facto. Poor adition to a poor base game. Offensively easy and there is no difference between Shield and Sword DLC so it's nonsense selling them separate... a total mess.
  45. Harrison17
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    debería estar todo ese contenido en el juego inicial una verdadera estafa de Nintendo y game freak
  46. Hij45g
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    This is really great this game really expand the the full gameplay length hope they update it more
  47. ZeoN
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    Esta expansión mejora varios aspectos del juego original, introduce Pokémon que no estaban en la región de Galar originalmente, nueva banda sonora y zonas explorables. Lo peor, su historia, la cual es muy anecdótica.
    Introduce nuevas opciones para competitivo
  48. Barracuda36
    Jun 30, 2020
    8
    As far as DLC goes I don’t think we could ask for much more. It had a fun and engaging story, new Pokémon and moves and some of the best locations to explore in all of Galar and perhaps even the Pokémon world. I only wish there had been more new Pokémon and Gigantamax forms but I can not complain about what we got and I’ve never been the biggest fan of the whole Max feature anyways. A goodAs far as DLC goes I don’t think we could ask for much more. It had a fun and engaging story, new Pokémon and moves and some of the best locations to explore in all of Galar and perhaps even the Pokémon world. I only wish there had been more new Pokémon and Gigantamax forms but I can not complain about what we got and I’ve never been the biggest fan of the whole Max feature anyways. A good first step for the Pokémon series into the world of main series DLC.… Expand
  49. mystery556
    Jun 29, 2020
    6
    It was more fun than I thought

    However, it is still impossible to enter the Sword Shield's Pokemon, so it is necessary to change the tone quickly.
  50. NERDAleck
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    Funghimax? Wtf? This is pokemon? Are you serius?
    I can’t believe.
    This dlc is ridicolous!!
  51. Squaf
    Jun 28, 2020
    3
    Not worth the price. The base game is limited in what you can do, and the main storyline is dry. You level up so fast that by the time I got to the end, I was at least 10 levels ahead of the opponents. This game pales in comparison to every other Pokémon game I’ve ever played (smart phone games excluded). The graphics aren’t terrible, but compared to Switch games like Mario Odyssey or BOTWNot worth the price. The base game is limited in what you can do, and the main storyline is dry. You level up so fast that by the time I got to the end, I was at least 10 levels ahead of the opponents. This game pales in comparison to every other Pokémon game I’ve ever played (smart phone games excluded). The graphics aren’t terrible, but compared to Switch games like Mario Odyssey or BOTW it’s pretty bad. Spending $30 on the dlc that I beat in one day is probably the biggest waste of money I’ve ever spent. The best part of the game is definitely the Wild Area, and even that gets pretty underwhelming after a while. Over all it seems like they were rushing to release the game, knowing long time fans would buy it regardless of quality.… Expand
  52. Gallego
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    Contenido de pago recortado de un juego base desastroso, el cual ni siquiera añade contenido acorde a su precio. Una total basura.
  53. Yelladion
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    DLC de um jogo medíocre q utilizou gráficos reciclados da geração 3DS. A duração é de no máximo 5 horas se vc enrolar muito. Não vale o valor que estão cobrando.
  54. Obeliskraider
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    A nice little add on which should of been free. Still haven’t fixed the big glaring issues around the multiplayer raid dens but it’s something that Nintendo likes to over look.
  55. Ernest_Figueroa
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Literalmente es contenido recortado. Es muy obvio que esta expansión es lo que debería ser el post game del juego. Lo peor es que podrían haberlo lanzado dos meses después del juego para darle continuidad y de forma gratuita... quizá pase como una disculpa a los usuarios si lo hubieran puesto gratis... pero la avaricia puede más. MUY MAL. La expansión en si no está mal, es difícil ver esteLiteralmente es contenido recortado. Es muy obvio que esta expansión es lo que debería ser el post game del juego. Lo peor es que podrían haberlo lanzado dos meses después del juego para darle continuidad y de forma gratuita... quizá pase como una disculpa a los usuarios si lo hubieran puesto gratis... pero la avaricia puede más. MUY MAL. La expansión en si no está mal, es difícil ver este contenido como positivo si no es gratuito, puesto que el pokemon S&S es muy corto, muy corto en contenido y lo cobraron como pokemon de toda la vida. promedia un 4.… Expand
  56. MohammadBAghri
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    This text does not contain spoilers
    And that's just a short review, not all parts of the game, and it's just a summary.
    The graphics, gameplay, and storyline aren't as compelling as they should be.
    This is an unresolved issue and unfortunately this game does not have anything attractive.
  57. CritMetaCrit
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    gosh when i haveme a dog darn tough rough day and my dog is gone missn, i play arm and sheld. pokeman reminds me of the time i would eat moon pie as a kiddo. thanks for the memories
  58. asael24
    Jun 24, 2020
    4
    Pokémon es una de mis sagas favoritas, pero con sword and shield la vienen embarrando un poco. Sin embargo, llego la isla de la armadura y cuando creías que ya todo estaba mal, viene lo peor. No es posible que vendan eso como un dlc. Una pequeña historia de un par de horas y Pokémon de otras regiones, es hueco esta expansión. Básicamente cobraron por un traje para el personaje y un PokémonPokémon es una de mis sagas favoritas, pero con sword and shield la vienen embarrando un poco. Sin embargo, llego la isla de la armadura y cuando creías que ya todo estaba mal, viene lo peor. No es posible que vendan eso como un dlc. Una pequeña historia de un par de horas y Pokémon de otras regiones, es hueco esta expansión. Básicamente cobraron por un traje para el personaje y un Pokémon "legendario" o lo que sea. Lo único rescatable es el tamaño de la isla para poder explorar pero ni así, te aburres a las 3 horas de jugarlo.… Expand
  59. Lindagamer
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    ES ridículo, se nota que el juego es recortado, todo te lo esta ciando premiun es una basura este DLC, esta versión es basura
  60. guygardner2020
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    Content is not balanced , really only good for starting a new game. New Pokemon are cool though. I think its fixable with a patch and hope they go that route.
  61. ProfAmateur
    Jun 23, 2020
    0
    They did it AGAIN: DLC Difficulty... i mean you start with Pokemons above level 70 and the oppenents with level 60. No-sense why this is not dynamic, especially because every player have other levels at this point. that's why i won't buy a new pokemon game until its programmed for people who are 12 years or older and search a bit of challenge.
    you can beat this game with only one-hits, BORING !
  62. Leugimpiza
    Jun 23, 2020
    9
    Me gustó que implementarán que los Pokémon te siguen y trae mucho contenido para los jugadores competitivos
  63. CurryTea
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Summary:
    Average experience on the story line. The areas are visually stunning (especially Forest of focus) together with a great addition of Side quests and other functions to this DLC. However, several flaws from the mainline games was not fixed together in the DLC patch with the controversial pricing of the DLC. I hope the Crown Tundra DLC will contain a stronger emphasis on story line and exploration to make up for the price wall.

    Pros:
    - Interesting story and quests to obtain Kubfu through the 3 trials
    - Your Pokemon is able to follow you now (although note that often Pokemon can't catch up with you and will be teleporting, especially slow ones)
    - Beautiful visuals and map, does not look as plain as the wild area in comparison.
    - No loading screen when travelling between caves to forest.

    Cons:
    - Still lagging when connected to internet on the DLC map, similar to the lag in the wild area
    - YCOM do not refresh often to join a new raid.    … Expand
  64. Gerardtheamateu
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    It is very clear from the beginning that this DLC is cut content from the games. How do I know that? Well, every pokemon it's in their first or middle state, you fight against pokemon such Abra, slowpoke, maril, venipede, all of them evolve at low levels. You would have to reset your save file in order to have some challenge because the levels depend on how much badges you have, theIt is very clear from the beginning that this DLC is cut content from the games. How do I know that? Well, every pokemon it's in their first or middle state, you fight against pokemon such Abra, slowpoke, maril, venipede, all of them evolve at low levels. You would have to reset your save file in order to have some challenge because the levels depend on how much badges you have, the problem is that by this time you have probably beaten the game, meaning that you have at least six fully evolved pokemon at level 60-70 and you'll have them fight against baby pokemon with stats that are so low you can literally one shot all of them, and if you pokemon at level 100 the difficulty will be non existing, and you can't just bring low level pokemon with you because, again, if you have beaten the champ then they will always be at level 60.
    The story is boring, uninteresting and flat as pancake, It's only like 2 hours long with no challenge at all, they always grab your hand and take you to the place you have to go limiting your exploration, they even set a flag in the minimap in case you get loss but the thing is you can't get loss. There is eve a mission in which you have to chase three very fast pokemon, they are running in a small circle you can just step in their way and they will crash into you, there is no strategy involved, you don't even have to use the bike and all of theme are in a very slam area next to the starting point of the mission. there is no soul put into this DLC.
    The following pokemon are back and worse than ever: they get stock, you can push them around like an empty sack, you can't interact with them, they can't follow you with ease, you can easily leave them behind, it's literally like a wild pokemon chasing you.
    In conclusion this DLC is not worth the 15 dollars, do yourself a favor and don't buy it, if you do you'll be supporting bad company habits that will lead game freak to be the next EA and pokemon to be the next FIFA.
    Persona 4 golden was launch recently for PC it cost 10 dollars less than the expansion pass and has 100+ hours of gameplay, a similar premise, a better story, grafics and animations, which is sad considering that the game was released 11 years ago.    … Expand
  65. HerDragon
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Ya deberían programar toda la dex nacional y regresar las mega evoluciones
  66. Darklight000
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    Sloppy lazy, not worth the money...could have been a free update. Fortunately had just enough to get a three...
  67. xSemantics
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a long time and original Pokemon player this expansion is just sad. After being underwhelmed by a very easy and "kiddie" main campaign I had hoped for more. This expansion gives very little in creativity and story. It amounts to maybe 4 hours of game-play the majority of which is looking for digletts (spoiler alert). Similar to the main campaign, there really isn't any story for this DLC. Just menial tasks you're walked through. There's no connection for the player to get emotionally invested in what's going on. I personally don't think it's worth the purchase. Maybe the next DLC will be better and it will be worth buying both as a package, but as of right now I'd be skeptical.… Expand
  68. FixR
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    The Isle of Armor provides players with new, visually distinct areas, opportunities to catch around 140 additional Pokémon to the base game's already impressive roster, fun sidequests that offer activities to multiple kinds of players, and various other pieces of bonus content that, when put together, make it feel like a real expansion and not something that could easily have been in theThe Isle of Armor provides players with new, visually distinct areas, opportunities to catch around 140 additional Pokémon to the base game's already impressive roster, fun sidequests that offer activities to multiple kinds of players, and various other pieces of bonus content that, when put together, make it feel like a real expansion and not something that could easily have been in the game originally. And at an acceptable price of just $30 in addition to the content coming in the Crown Tundra later this year, it's easily a good purchase for those who need a bit more Pokémon in their lives- albeit stunted by an air of damage control caused by the base game's notoriety.… Expand
  69. Overlorde
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    This is the first time in my life I've ever fully hesitated a DLC purchase and on release day , decided not to buy it. The DLC adds boring , tedious side quests and some new characters. They once again , took away all our pokemon roster from every previous game , then added a pinch back for 30$ MORE dollars. They added BACK the mechanic to have pokemkn follow you - this should have been inThis is the first time in my life I've ever fully hesitated a DLC purchase and on release day , decided not to buy it. The DLC adds boring , tedious side quests and some new characters. They once again , took away all our pokemon roster from every previous game , then added a pinch back for 30$ MORE dollars. They added BACK the mechanic to have pokemkn follow you - this should have been in the core game , and its SO BUGGY AND TERRIBLE! The companion pokemon sizes are completely off , you can even stand next to a wild pokemon in the overworld compared to the SAME pokemon following you, and your pokemon will be smaller. Ontop of this , you earn hidden ability pokemon for a side quest where you need to find 150 digletts...THEY TOOK HIDDEN ABILITYS OUT OF THE WILD FOR SOME REASON. So basically its like they wiped the slate here , restarted the pokemon franchise , but asked for money. Completely awful , with this DLC the game is 90$ SO FAR. Will not buy unless there's CORE reworks or improvements and some fixes. We should boycott Nintendo for doing this to all the loyal pokemon fans.… Expand
  70. Jof410
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Its more bull from sword. Crappy textures. Low poly enviroment. Pokemon followers are buggy af
  71. jbezanso
    Jun 22, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is some good in this DLC. New map is great, "New lol" pokemon/raid battles are good too. But we gotta call it how it is, no sugar coating (I'm looking at ALL the youtuber reviews/gaming sites who are scared to call a square a square). This is NOT worth your money. DLC has been around for over 10 years and Nintendo is acting like their eyes were closed the whole time. This "Expansion" is not acceptable for the price. All you get is the new map, added pokemon (not new ones, old ones that weren't in original game) and maybe 1-2 hours of story missions. Thats being NICE. Andddd thats it lol The main mission is to "Train" your Kubfu to be strong enough to battle in the Tower. You get Kubfu at level 10 and every pokemon on Island is 60+. So you can't actually use Kubfu until the end. He sits in your party and gets exp points. When you hit level 70 you can battle in tower. 5 battles, ONE pokemon each. Game Over. OHH and if you were a loyal fan and got most of your pokemon level 75 or higher, again all the pokemon are level 60 in expansion (until your hit tower and they're level 65-70, WOAH), so you blow them out of the water. To make this expansion "Fun" I had to catch a whole new group of pokemon (level 60) and play. There are no extra trainers to battle throughout the world, no additional story lines (only Kubfu tower one), NOTHING. Just a collectathon of sparkles and watts. I really hope the 2nd expansion blows our MINDS but I'm not counting on it.… Expand
  72. NaoRich
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Un dlc carente de contenido, su precio no lo vale, puedo comprar otros jugos con más contenido que este pedazo de basura. El que me acompañe un pokemon no justifica nada y que ni crean que voy a seguir comprando a esta compañía que hizo el dlc y el juego en si. Fatal.
  73. drywall
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    dlc is pretty bad. trying to clear out all the raid dens in the ungodly large wild area that is the entire isle of armor is terrible, the draw distance means i've had to scour every nook and cranny, including the huge ocean surrounding it, just to refresh my raid battles. 4/10 + 1/10 for klara being both a cool rival and cute
  74. Lish13
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    too short, but great to have some old pokemon back and the following system
  75. Protomario
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Isle of Armor DLC will begin similarly to how Fallout DLC’s occur, where you are alerted to having DLC and directed to go to that location to begin said DLC.
    Once you present the pass at the train station, you may go to the Isle where a short cut scene is shown to introduce you to your new area for exploration.
    Instantly you are introduced to a unique antagonist, Klara, which pops with color.
    This battle is presented to the player to display some of the new Pokemon available.
    After roughly 5 minutes you can begin seeing wild Pokemon, from a Waylord in the water to tons of Pokemon Popping up.

    There are around 100 new Pokemon added with this DLC, some from every generation as well from 1 to seven, new Galar forms like Slowpoke and Gigamax forms like Venasaur and Blastoise.
    Some notable new Pokemon added are –
    Scyther, Porygon, and their evolutions, Dunsparce, Azurill, Sharpedo, Lopunny, Magnezone, Krokadile, Zoroark, Emolga, Talonflame, Kelfkey, Rockruff, and of course, the new mythical and legendariies.

    With over 100 to collect there are plenty to choose from as soon as you get on the island.
    However, most of the island will be cut off until you address the Dojo issue, an old Master named Mustard runs it, after a short battle, he insists you join the dojo and complete three trials.
    This is the crux of this DLC, if you are not into Martial Arts of any kind, you likely will not enjoy the story.

    The music, some of the new Pokemon, the aesthetics of the area are all based around this.
    This DLC follows all the Kungfu tropes, an Old Master, Menial Chores, Rivalries between students, it is all here and done very well.

    All through the DLC you will be tasked to do things and be given rewards from this dojo, to include Kanto starters Bulbasaur and Squirtle.

    The three tasks are simple, involving a few battles and a fetch quest.
    This DLC silently explains that the rival antagonist wants to be the poison type gym leader, and that by you the player appearing to push the antagonist further, they put in all of their effort instead of doing the minimum.

    In a surprising twist of events, the rival actually cheats in the final trial, introducing the possible concept in future games that we could have evil teams doing things outside Pokemon battles to gain the edge.

    I find this concept to be extremely unique, and if a game like Gen 1 was remade, it should definitely be implemented with the Team Rocket encounters.
    After the completion of said trials you are introduced to a comical fighting type bear in a cut-scene that I greatly disliked…

    Regardless, this is how the player receives Kubfu.
    Get it, Kub, fu, like a bear Kub that does Kungfu…the creativity is amazing….
    This leads into how the player gets to take their Pokemon for a stroll…
    You might think this is Amazing, just like in Heart Gold and Soul Silver, and it is, kinda….
    See this is where the game fumbles a little bit, some Pokemon do a better job of following you than others.

    For example, if you ask Drakeloak to follow you it will slowly, and I mean very slowly, follow you, to the point where it takes 5-10 seconds to catch up.
    After testing this feature, your next objective is to become better friends with Kubfu by finding fellow dojo members all around the island.

    This is another way the DLC fumbles greatly, by putting the focus of going to these differently locations to become friendlier with your new Pokemon the game is tricking the player into seeing places they might normally not see.

    But outside of capturing new Pokemon, there is nothing to do in these areas but find these go here and press this button points.

    It is very similar to Destiny’s missions where you are requested to go from one side of the map to the other for some random scan, which people really panned as a negative thing.
    I do think there is a lot to do in the DLC, but in the first hour you are required to do what boils down to busy work until you reach two unique towers with interesting battling gimmicks.

    Then you are finally given access to most of the island for training your new Pokemon.

    These towers revolve around using Kabfu to battle five opponents, while indicating that your Pokemon should be around level 70.

    You can view these towers to be an extremely mild version of the older Battle towers, where you can heal in between battling trainers but only use Kabfu.

    Depending on the chosen tower to battle will also lead to the evolution type of Kubfu, either the single strike or rapid strike Kubfu, one being dark fighting, the other water fighting.
    The method for which this Pokemon was introduced and fleshed out is intriguing but dedicating an entire DLC to one Pokemon and it’s evolutions is a bit strange. This DLC might last you a week at best if you think that is worth $15 then have fun… or you could buy – A Pizza, a couple sodas, buy detective Pikachu and have a great time.    … Expand
  76. AlphaSpectre84
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Isle of Armor is a fine DLC addition to Pokemon Sword and Shield, which I personally found to be an incredibly lacking package to start with. Seeing old favourites making their return here, having them pop up at random throughout your time on the isle kept me playing long enough after I had finished the main story.
  77. Shieldburner
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Nothing about the expansion felt special or thoughtful as an "expansion" to the game. This expansion feels like it should've been included in the original game. There was only 2 hours of playtime to complete, which seems like a missed opportunity for an expansion. Even before getting to Isle of Armor, there wasn't any significant ties between the travel there and the main characters of theNothing about the expansion felt special or thoughtful as an "expansion" to the game. This expansion feels like it should've been included in the original game. There was only 2 hours of playtime to complete, which seems like a missed opportunity for an expansion. Even before getting to Isle of Armor, there wasn't any significant ties between the travel there and the main characters of the game; it would've made more sense to include this Isle in the original release! I'm hoping there's something tying it together after the entire expansion is released, but as it stands I am not impressed.… Expand
  78. Kikeyet
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Buena expansión incluso esta un poco mejor pulida que el juego en sí y da gusto que saquen contenido de calidad
  79. Legalbeagle
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    Online is still broken. Broken to the point it is unplayable. It's also equally as sloppy as the original game.
  80. georgetime2003
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Un DLC en el que esperaba menos pero se ha legado a lucir de maravilla, hay que decir que las texturas de los arboles han aumentado, y ahora te acompañan pokemons detrás tuyo, la pega, las animaciones aun se las pueden currar y que el acompañante vaya a la misma velocidad que tu personaje.
  81. 820_alvaro
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Entretiene, era mas o menos lo que esperaba, ojala algún día Game Freak se anime a hacer un juego donde la dificultad sea elevada.
  82. Cabohernandez
    Jun 21, 2020
    1
    This has to be one of the worst DLCever made in the history of video games, not only you are not able to buy it by parts, you are forced to buy the whole season pass for 30$ if you want to try it and if you have both expansions you have to pay 60$ because they are not capable of programming just one for both versions. The story mode is a soulless 1 hour gameplay that consist in gettingThis has to be one of the worst DLCever made in the history of video games, not only you are not able to buy it by parts, you are forced to buy the whole season pass for 30$ if you want to try it and if you have both expansions you have to pay 60$ because they are not capable of programming just one for both versions. The story mode is a soulless 1 hour gameplay that consist in getting Kubfu and evolve it after you beat a non challenging dojo. They only added 4 new Pokemon. Pokemon follows you know. But only in the island and that is hroken, they are slow and because of that, g… Expand
  83. Hysip
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    No lo compren, no vale la pena. Pagar por contenido que tuvo que haber sido gratuito desde el inicio
  84. Diego271094
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poorly trimmed, poorly programmed content from the original short-lived version is a Nintendo tease to its consumers… Expand
  85. CKaedhan
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    Here are the reasons why you would want this DLC:

    -The new legendary -Pokemons to catch from the island And then the QoLs/"""P2W""" elements: -Gigamax Soup that gives Gigamax gene so your Shiny Charizard can now gigamax instead of just Dynamaxing. -Cram-o-Matic, some recipes are crazy good, 4 candy into a talent pill! -The island currency that allows you to access some features    Here are the reasons why you would want this DLC:

    -The new legendary
    -Pokemons to catch from the island

    And then the QoLs/"""P2W""" elements:
    -Gigamax Soup that gives Gigamax gene so your Shiny Charizard can now gigamax instead of just Dynamaxing.
    -Cram-o-Matic, some recipes are crazy good, 4 candy into a talent pill!
    -The island currency that allows you to access some features such as resetting EVs or teach the new abilities.
    -EVs Drinks at a reduced cost.

    Gameplay wise, you have a weak story and "Mastery challenges", a series of battle that forces you to use a certain type. You also have a quest to find 150 Diglett that was the best experience of all the DLC.

    The story is:
    -Battle 2 trainers.
    -Battle 3 pokemon.
    -Go find Mushrooms.
    -Another Trainer battle.
    -Get the Legendary and max out his happiness.
    -5 Trainer Battle.
    -Find a Pokemon.
    -Find another Pokemon.
    -Find a third Pokemon.
    -One Last battle to conclude the DLC.
    Fin.

    All of this in less than 2h and the content isn't even level scaled.
    I know a fellow pokemon fan that usually take AGES to finish a game, he finished it in 6 hours while taking his time.

    But what about the new island? It's big and diverse. You have a desert, forest, beach and even a neat sea to explore. The textures are still ugly as hell but it isn't as empty as the main game's Wild Area.

    There is actually a bug that prevents Pokemons to be registered in the Pokedex if they come from Pokemon Home. Without this bug I would have completed 100% of the DLC, with of course no guide on how to find the Diglett.

    It's more of a "Pay For Quality of life" type of DLC, like a premium pass that increases your inventory size or ease the access to some elements. You don't pay the DLC for the gameplay or extra challenges. You pay it to complete/fix Sw&Sh features. And they charge you 15$ for it.

    That's a 2 for me, a DLC should bring new ways to enjoy the game. Correction, fix and quality of life should be free update.
    Do you remember that Breath of the Wild DLC Pass was 20$ and added much more ?    … Expand
  86. uncledad
    Jun 21, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The actual location of the DLC, the Isle of Armor, looks much nicer and has better design than most of the base game: there’s less one-way dead ends and areas actually have a reason to return a second time (wow!) in the form of a Diglett collect-a-thon. However, it’s not a super large area, and there isn’t much to do besides complete the story, partially due to the complete absence of enemy trainers to battle, but also due to the lack of /new/ Pokémon to catch. The level scaling miscommunication from the Pokémon Company itself was also incorrect, as the DLC scales exactly like the main game and caps at 60. If you have Pokémon Home, you could essentially fill up your new Isle of Armor Pokédex before you even arrive. The only new Pokémon in the DLC are a gift Pokémon (Kubfu/Urshifu) and an item-reliant Galarian form evolution (Slowbro). They don’t add any new TMs or TRs, which I think is a missed opportunity as the dozen or so new moves from the move tutor are actually pretty cool (regardless of how limited the learnsets are). I wish there was some element of challenge or even just more trainers to fight besides the 6-7 easy ones that are tied into the storyline. I think Kubfu was a cute character and it would’ve been nice for them to expand on its character development from your shy sidekick to a confident kung-fu master. The Restricted Sparring feels like an afterthought in my opinion as it’s just a one-dimensional Battle Tower clone but without some of the fun nuances that make the Battle Tower enjoyable. All in all, the DLC feels shallow and rushed, much like the base SWSH games. The DLC could be ran through in an hour or so, but likely will take you around 3-4 hours if you try to 100% it and enjoy the sights. Sad to see more potential wasted, but at this point with GF, are you even surprised?… Expand
  87. annual_ring
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. too short and less fun
    the "new" pokemon,they should be there in the first place
    gf,grow up    … Expand
  88. Vissarion
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    I think this game lacks many things, but more imprtantly you don't get anything of value of what you pay.
    1 hour of content, graphics still bad, you have to pay to access certain pokemon, etc.etc. really bad choice.
  89. Mapak
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    It added some of the old Pokemon but just 2 New Pokemon. Like Pokemon Shield/Sword it still feels empty and more like a Beta Version. There is no real Storyline in the Game and the DLC. It's no longer a Pokemon Game you can enjoy.
  90. Yoir
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    Que asco de expansión. Se nota que solo hacen los juegos por plata y no por amor. Hasta mejor se ve el Pokémon snap
  91. dudebro
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Nice expansion if you were a fan of the Wild Area in the original game. This is basically a new super-charged Wild Area that's at least 5 times the size of the original, with a lot more useful stuff. Lots of quality of life features. The campaign takes between 3-6 hours depending on your pace, but there are countless hours of content in this. Worth the buy for sure.
  92. RegularWaffles
    Jun 20, 2020
    4
    This expansion has several issues that need to be addressed. Firstly, while the open area is the greatest benefit of this dlc, most of the content in this dlc is fetch quests which are astounding for its price. The addition of pokemon feels like a smack as one of the issues of the base game was that the full dex was not in the game.
  93. R3n4h
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Besides Being a good game, the animation qualities are worst than Never, it is really degusting.
  94. Reysorciento
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Muy poco contenido, solo 100 pokemon y la historia se termina en 1hr, aunque aún falta otra parte del DLC definitivamente en calidad precio no vale la pena.
  95. Madhatterdevoid
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This was an absolute waste of time. Easily beatable in a few hours and a whole 2 new pokemon implemented. The story was lackluster and they managed to sell you the opportunity to catch pokemon I guarantee you already have if you use pokemon home. This doesnt add anything new and the map isnt fun to explore in the slightest. Not worth 15 dollars at all. Please do not fund cash grabs such as this.
  96. Roymustanguwu
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    Me parece increible que debamos pagar por algo que es gratis, al final, uno esta pagando solo para poder tener pokemon de otras regiones (pq si el home te deja pasar pokemon de generaciones anteriores, pero, capturarlos jugando no, como si lo es pagando. Game freak se rió de todos nosotros. Lamentable
  97. Nintendoisbeter
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    They added a whole new island and pokemon games are known to have cool pokemon native to each area of the games. The isle of armor on the other hand teases new pokemon and only adds a new slowpoke form for the whole island. Just lazy
  98. Eruck
    Jun 19, 2020
    4
    Ofrece poco para el precio correspondiente, no supone ningún tipo de desafío ni aporta nada nuevo al juego base, es una expansión prescindible y mediocre que suma un par de horas de gameplay y nuevos pero no muy interesantes combates y una pequeña extención de historia simple
  99. pandemoji
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Postgame que debió estar en el juego, no vale la pena pagar 30 pavos por el postgame de un juego y por un contenido que oficialmente fue recortado con la intención de sacar más dinero.
  100. Hotshot645
    Jun 19, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It so fun, there is so much to do from meeting new Pokémons and see old return favorite Pokémons and so much side mission open wild areas and weather systems helps the world be more immersive.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 42
  3. Negative: 1 out of 42
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Dec 16, 2020
    70
    When reviwed from a zero point, Isle of Armor renews the metagame and includes a significant amount of content. It is just a pity that there is no sign of challenge to live up to the eight months of training. When out of this vacuum, however, it is clear that this expansion is much more complete than the base game, expanding its experience.
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  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 26, 2020
    80
    The overall evolution of the Pokémon gameplay experience has taken another step forward thanks to DLC. [Issue #48 – September/October 2020, p. 28]
  3. GameMAG
    Sep 12, 2020
    50
    A tiny boring plot, four new monsters for the series, and optimization of some game mechanics are clearly not enough for fans of the franchise, nor for ordinary players. The overall impression of the Expansion Pass, of course, can be formed only after the release of the final part - The Crown of Tundra. Now we can only say with complete confidence that The Isle of Armor is not worth the money.
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