Pokémon Sword & Shield is the first generation that has made the leap into a 3D world. However, even though the title was released just 6 years ago, it lacked an important option by default.
Which setting is it about? Most games have the option in their settings to individually adjust the volume. In Pokémon, for example, these are the background music, sound effects, and the cries of the pocket monsters.
With this option, you can increase the dialogue volume if the background music is too loud. When you are in a chat with friends, some sounds in online games are also more important than others. After all, you need to know when you encounter an enemy or when the boss enemy uses a certain attack.
However, this option is so hidden in Pokémon Sword and Shield that many players probably haven’t even unlocked it.
Pokémon hides an important function behind NPC
How do you get it? To unlock the settings, you need the item Top Earplugs. However, you can only get it by speaking to a specific NPC in Engine City. This NPC is located about in the middle level of the city, at the northern end to the right of the main path.
If you don’t talk to the NPC, you miss the option to customize the soundscape. The game doesn’t notify you in any way that the setting is hidden behind an item.
What do fans say about this? On TikTok, user oslith notes in shock that he is already on his second run but just now became aware of it. In his first playthrough, he spoke to every NPC and obtained the item, but didn’t actively realize that this unlocked the option.
In his new playthrough, he has already spent over 32 hours, but still never noticed that the function was missing from the options. He played “as if on autopilot” and apparently ran through all the cities without talking to every NPC.
He finds it crazy that such fundamental settings are hidden in such a strange way in the game. Many users in the comments also note that this is a function for more accessibility. Such an option should not be hidden so awkwardly.
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