CorgiShinobi Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 It's a good deal, even from a casual Pokefan viewpoint. Just I don't see many people going for the deal, because while awesome, it's because it's quite specific. The most you could get out of it is creating some new Pokemon fans with their recent 3DS purchase. Said people probably got one of the iconic 3DS games and now have the opportunity of a free game. Even if it doesn't quite interest them, "free" is the best entry fee into a series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Pokeshaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 So I got Alpha Sapphire and this is definitely a strong feeling on it so far: the other feeling is "holy fuck this is a vast improvement on what I remember back in hey day" (Gold being my last proper one. I did/do have Pearl but didn't get very far and don't quite count it for myself) And now: (cos it an only really be shown in motion) So yeah, far exceeding my expectations. And nice to see the 3DS stuff brought in to the games, my big one being you can battle n trade pretty much anywhere. I just thought there was a limit on when you can trade/battle hence the lack of second floor on the first few pokecenters. Kinda bummed "Mystery Gift" doesn't work like it did back in the day (you pointed IR at each other n got like potion or whatever through), now it's for getting promo event pokemon (I got a Shiny Bedlum thing with a megastone). Oh there's also a "Cosplay Pikachu". Mine defaulted to "Rockstar Pikachu" cos I'm male: And female friend got popstar pikachu and is quite annoyed by that: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I am actually mad hooked on Pokemon HeartGold right now. But going back to Gen II games which were childhood games for me I am coming to recognize that the level scaling in those games were WAY messed up. Here's the sequencing at one point: Go through an area of wild pokemon and trainers around level 20, fight a gym with pokemon in the high 20s, fight another gym leader with pokemon in the low 30's, go to a new dungeon with wild pokemon below level 20 again. All through the game it's like that. The random encounter levels are just crazy out of whack with the boss levels. I'm fighting level 18 wild pokemon around the 6th gym for god's sake! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baconrath Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 I remember a point in Ruby/Sapphire where all there was to fight around your level is level 35 Tentacruel. And then on the opposite end is XY where they give you a key item Exp. Share that covers your entire party. :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) My preference is how Gen V handled it. Don't give the player the easy way out "you don't actually need to USE a Pokemon to level it up" item, just design the game so that every successive route and dungeon has higher level enemies than the last. It's not that hard - every JRPG ever has needed to do this. Even in the Gen VI games I don't use the XP Share. Raising Pokemon without having to use the Pokemon robs the game of the experience of growing alongside them, which is kinda the central theme of every Pokemon game. If a person were to be satisfied just letting their team level up in the background while they use someone else, why not just level everyone up in the daycare? I dunno. I'm sure it's nice for competitive players and breeders or whatever, but as far as a single player "Go on an adventure, make friends with pokemon, get stronger with them, become the very best" experience, I feel like the modern XP share kinda undercuts it. I mean, in the new games they don't even show you the stat upgrades of Pokemon that level up who aren't on the battlefield - how much more hands-off could it get than that? You don't need to use the Pokemon to level it up, you don't see the ways that it is getting stronger, you don't build up a cache of memories with that Pokemon. So what's the point then? Edited December 1, 2014 by Count Chocula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I use the XP share for the Pokemon that are so hopelessly behind the rest of the team that I can't stand that much grinding, but I don't use it as the exclusive means of leveling them, just to get them into a reasonable level range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Did anyone pick up ORAS? I've plenty local IRL peeps to play n trade with, but more the merrier! (on top of that it's a great way to rack of PokeMiles) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 So I did some wondertrading over xmas, and apart from ending up with a few pokemon called "Christmas" and similar, I also got a pair of keys off someone. And I thought the icecream pokemon was silly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/10/pokemon-go-location-based-mobile-game-nintendo Nintendo making a sort of "Pokemon Ingress" called "Pokemon GO" (which is unfortunate naming cos Square Enix have "GO" games on mobile too). Could be sorta interesting I guess. edit: Niantic is making this, and made Ingress so that probably explains why it seems like Ingress. Also here's a video of how it won't work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 No, I did not buy the Gen 3 Pokemon remakes. I kinda like that region as far as a place to explore, but it's just SO hard to go back to Pokemon pre Gen V. The wild Pokemon in the old games just were not appropriately leveled. Trying to raise levels outside of one time use trainer fights was slow and miserable. Trying to grind up to beat a boss with level 30 Pokemon? Have fun fighting level 15-20 enemies over and over to get there! I'm cool with grinding, but low level foes in the old games prolonged the process needlessly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 and 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Someone had a lot of time on their hand. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 What's that Pikachu lookin' mothafucka beside the baby form of Pikachu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Dedenne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I dunno, I feel could have been a bit more "Pokemon-ey"(the pokemon look a bit poopy quality tbh too). It's cool they're doing a superbowl commercial and all, but maybe better quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 What is it promoting? Shouldn't it have like a new Pokemon game or something? Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Yeah, weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I think Pokemon in general? I dunno. Obviously not a new game or anything, but not even like GO, which it could sorta tie itself in with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 https://youtu.be/Y9j9RWkPstc I don't know what's going on any more and Pikachu has a scary voice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Hey, not every Pikachu has the luxury of going on hundreds of adventures with an upbeat trainer and his pals. Sometimes you've got to be the Pikachu who finds the buried hooker that was a drug mule for the local colorful gang of criminals with odd fashion sense. EDIT: On the Superbowl commercial, it's for the 20th Anniversary. Pokemon has reached a point where it's such a common facet of your modern children's media, today and yesterday, that they can get away with a "Pokemon is still huge" commercial. Seriously, I'm surprised that kids today actually play the Pokemon TCG. I use to play that when I was a kid! Edited January 27, 2016 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMW Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 I HAVE BEEN CHEATED I caught my first ever Shiny Pokemon, an Inkay. I used it as a trade chip. I wanted to play through Pokemon Y using a team of the six worthless route 1 normal type Pokemon to celebrate Gen 6. One worthless waste of a Pokedex slot per generation. Ratatta, Sentret, Bidoof, Zigzagoon, Patrat, Bunnelby. It's a dumb thing to do, but I wanted to do it. So I offered my friend one shiny Inkay in return for a random Patrat and a random Ratatta because those cannot be found in Pokemon Y. He agreed, he was trading away nothing for something. But the game doesn't actually let you do 2 for 1 trades. All trades are equitable. So I traded my Inkay for his Patrat. So far so good. Then I traded a random lame guy I found (smeargle) for the Ratatta... and it came through with the nickname "ETHANSUCKS" My Name is Ethan My friend had all the leverage. He already had what he wanted. I can't change the nickname because you aren't ALLOWED to change the name given to a pokemon by it's original master. So I'm stuck with it. Leveling up ETHANSUCKS. He's level 75 now and I'm so so bitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Apparently there's a campaign to have Danny Devito do the english voice of Pikachu in that detective game. Edited February 2, 2016 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I've seen a few concept videos and I have to say I approve. It would be like having Phil (from Hercules) as a detective companion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/Z1HHmqJ.gifv It's made by a professional store, but still pretty cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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