One of the joys in modern gaming is the new and free updates that some developers add to their games in order to get players to come back to them and experience the same digital world from a novel perspective.
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In the New Pokemon Snap, photographers can hop back into the NEO-One, which, will now have another cool feature that researchers can use to get the best shots, albeit from unexpected points of view. Unlocking this new function is very easy and will take no time at all to do if players are up for more photographic adventures.
Without having to go out of one's way at all, players will get notified of the recent update automatically as one starts up the game. After a few messages going over the additions of the recent update, players can get started with some new research treks into both familiar and new locations.
Select "Research" from the main menu and players will be greeted with a special cutscene where Phil, Todd's energetic apprentice, will fill the player in on a secret new function of the NEO-One: that it can now compress in size, similar to how a pokemon uses the move Minimize, and enter much smaller passages. There is nothing else needed to unlock the feature, and photographers can now use it anytime they spot a tiny crevice or nook that they would like to investigate.
At Phil's recommendation, players can follow his hint and explore Florio Nature Park (Day) to locate a tree with a hole in the bottom, where one can open up a new path. As one traverses Florio Nature Park, be sure to look to the left as the NEO-One reaches the part of the course where there is an open body of water on the right with many Swanna and Duckletts.
This tree, beside the left of the path near the lake, when scanned will reveal a point of interest, which the player can examine to open the secret path. When doing so, players will be shown another cutscene, this time one with beautiful new animation that will unveil how the NEO-One shrinks down to its new yet temporary form.
When first being led here by Phil, players will get to see some huge-looking pokemon, which is a pretty interesting perspective for those who usually only see these natural wonders from the eyes of a normal human trainer. This new route during the day is very neat and reveals some different pokemon behavior, however, the route at night is also equally interesting, so be sure to explore the secret path after the sun goes down as well.
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