Teal Mask DLC Plagued by Performance Issues, Underwhelming Content for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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The Teal Mask DLC runs even worse than the base Scarlet/Violet games, with constant visual distractions from framerate drops, pop-in, and clipping issues.
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The new island region, Kitakami, is ugly and lacks detail, failing to live up to past Japan-inspired Pokemon regions.
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The story is predictable and the new characters are annoying, though the photography sidequest provides a nice change of pace.
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Ogre Oustin' minigame is repetitive, not fun, and performs terribly.
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The DLC oddly abandons Scarlet/Violet's open world freedom for a more linear experience, and provides little new content compared to past DLCs.