If it follows the SwSh pattern, then we could get an extension of the narrative and a new, sizeable area to roam about in, as well as the introduction of a few more Pokemon - maybe even some Hisuian 'mons, if the game can find a convoluted enough way to introduce them. It also changes up the map a little and introduces even more cold climes, which might have been stepping on Legends' toes, although that excuse would be a stretch. Platinum is set a few years on from the base D&P games, so if you're trying to connect up timelines, there's a reasonable explanation for why Legends needed to be on shelves before any BDSP DLC, or any Platinum content full stop, could be put in the game. Post Legends, perhaps the game has more freedom to embrace the elements Platinum introduced to Gen 4. The games needed to launch one after the other either side of the holidays, which could have impacted development, but it also meant BDSP couldn't do too much of its own thing, because the link needed to be maintained. Are they leftover parts of the game that were planned, partially developed, and then scrapped, or are they placeholders for future content yet to be released? Even if they are future content, as the presence of Shaymin and Darkrai suggest, they could be in-game events rather than full-blown DLC.īDSP has some links to Legends: Arceus, and that may also have been a factor. ![]() Some players have reportedly even managed to use Surf exploits like back in the good old days of the Safari Park cheat, and have used it to travel to lands the game currently locks you out of. That means surely there are plans for some sort of DLC to move it more in-line with what Platinum already delivered. But BDSP is not the definitive remake it should be, having been outdone by a game that came out 13 years prior. That means Perfect Platinum (see, I can do serious ones) probably won't arrive. Yellow didn't get a remake until Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, while Crystal is still waiting on another go around - at least until Let's Go Johto is a thing. FireRed & LeafGreen were not followed by PissYellow, nor were HeartGold & SoulSilver followed by CryogenicallyfrozencorpseCrystal. Related: I'm So Sorry If Your Favourite Pokemon Isn't In Legends: ArceusĮven if it were not, it has never been a thing for the remakes. After SwSh received two expansions and New Pokemon Snap got some free updates, it seems like the days of selling a third version after the dual launch is a thing of the past. As we noted in our review, Platinum already improved on Diamond & Pearl dramatically, and it's disappointing that it was not used as a framework here. Crucially, they're also missing part of the puzzle. Though not as earth-shattering as SwSh (the first mainline Switch games) or Legends: Arceus (the first game to do something, anything, differently), BDSP sold well. It feels likely that DLC will come for these titles.
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