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Kiri ☂ ([personal profile] taotrooper) wrote2011-03-03 05:14 pm
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Okay, first of all, the new Pokémon centers with markets and GTS inside? GREATEST THING EVER. Only in Pokamérica! Really, that one thing felt somehow very... USA. LOL Unova.

The main character's mom looks a lot like the female MC. You'll age well, Touko/Whitlea/Hilda/whatever your name is.

I fucking love Professor Juniper. She seems so enthusiast! And one of the big selling points of this game to me was FEMALE PROFESSOR, so I'm glad she's a sweetheart. Some of the male professors seem kinda aloof, so it's cool to see a :D/ sprite in her.

Juniper: So the reason why I'm giving you your Pokémon...
Cheren: It's the Pokédex, isn't it?
Juniper: ...always a smartass, but yeah!

And let it be known, Cheren is AWESOME. He's smart, he's cocky, he's smooth. I thought he could be annoying, but he's not. I mean, for a childhood frienemy in Pokémon he's quite nice in his rivalry.

Bianca is so, so fluffy and impulsive. She's pretty cute so far, but I was expecting that. Looking forward to see more of her, since so far I've stumbled more into Cheren.

But of course, the worst part about having not one, not two, but THREE rivals: you never get a fucking break. To the point I see a sprite of them and I backpedal to heal before being poked by them. Sometimes they just want to talk or give me something, and I feel like an idiot ffff.

Speaking of which, N sounds more batshit than he should :'DDDDDD

What else? Oh, there are actually universities in Pokéworld?! Oh well, Fennel is also really cute. And I like how recently in the game, it's women who improve the storage system. In Unova it's also a girl. Yay for females in my field!

And speaking of cool researching females, gotta recognize Lenore. That lady is FIERCE. You see her character design with the afro and the apron and it's easy to fear the kind of shit they'll be pulling on a POC woman. But no, no, she's actually so fucking cool! She studies fossils and makes you go on a scavenger hunt on the museum's library involving books. And her husband is such a fanboy in the Spanish translation, it's actually so sweet ("And here is the gym, whose leader is cool and beautiful. AND SHE'S MY WIFE.")

...Incidentally, she kicked my ass and now I'm grinding XD Fucking Normal-type gyms, I have a history with them.

What else? I can't believe the Team Plasma grunts are stealing from little children. Then again, I was battling kindergarteners in their own daycare, so it's not like I can cast a stone. And then I felt no sympathy for the brats because MCs can't get one Pokémon until they're at least 10, so.

And that part where a Musharna scares the shit out of two grunts by transforming into Ghetsis was HILARIOUS. Which goes to show the kind of horrible boss he is, really.

Okay, so my "team" so far, before finishing gym #2.
→ male Dewott (Yoshitsune)
→ female Purrloin (Loredana)
→ male Pansear (Pana)
→ male Blitzle (Zeus)
→ female Munna (Almudena)
→ female Pidove (Prue)
→ male Timburrlake (Justin)

I recently boxed a female Lillipup (Liliana) and a female Patrat (Patricia), woe.

[identity profile] song-of-truth.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I am so tired of having three rivals, oh my god. Tired in a good way, mind you, but it's like you said, there's just never a break. At least it's good experience!

I need to start playing again...eventually. q_q

[identity profile] lepluvium.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Fucking Normal-type gyms, I have a history with them.

WHITNEY AAAAAARRRRRGGHHHHHHHH
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
It makes you kind of paranoid. It's very sjfgsjhgfjsdfg to have one jump at you suddenly, imagine the chances being triple.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I STARTED HATING MILTANKS BECAUSE OF HER FUCKING COW. I HAD A MOSTLY MALE TEAM AT THE TIME, IT WAS HORRIBLE.

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
You're making me waaaant. And Amazon.com is offering some nice deals if you order from them...
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It has pretty nice characters for a Pokémon game, even something resembling plot. I mean, it still sums up to "the evil organization want to steal Pokémon and there are legendaries involved" but they are sort of original about it. Most of the evil organization, at least, is trying to embrace the RPG roots by looking genre-savvy and having a dorky hierarchy.

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Pokemon is a series where I can do without plot (though PMD is there for when I want it). I like the minigames and Pokemon.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, this generation is pretty weird looking, Pokémon-wise. So I don't know, there are cool new features but I don't know if it's enough for you. I was looking forward to the characters the most in this game, because normally they're just there.

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-03 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude, Psychic/Fire-type. My two team staples. Each generation just ups the cool combinations.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
You mean Victini? Yeah, then you gotta buy the games really soon if you want it. It's one of those wi-fi events. After April 10th it's not going to be available in North America.

As for combinations I really want to try out, it's ghost/fire and dragon/fire (the latter is why I picked Black, partially... but dragon/electric is pretty badass too).

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
I got an email from Amazon.com offering a $10 credit on pre-orders. After that and seeing the promotion for Victini, now it's just a matter of choosing which one. (I'm actually leaning towards White, since White Forest has more Pokemon than Black City, but Reshiram is rly cool-looking...)
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
It is a hard choice :| I like the White exclusives better, but then I figured that I could trade for them while it's harder to get the other legendary in this gen. So Reshiram won in my case. Plus, it flows better with the female character's design to me. But really, it's a matter of preference.

[identity profile] lepluvium.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
I FUCKING HATE MILTANKS TO THIS DAY BECAUSE OF THAT GOD DAMN THING. Ugh, and that stupid ability it now has, Scrappy. IT OUTRAN MY GASTLY AND STOMPED ON IT BEFORE I COULD PUT IT TO SLEEP AAAAAAAAAACCCKKK WHAT THE HELL COWS ARE NOT FAST

[identity profile] handheldslurpee.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
eeee I'm even more excited ♥
and ohgod, normal-type gyms .____.

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
I ended up pre-ordering White from Amazon. White Forest had me sold, and even though I don't like Zekrom's design as much as Reshiram's, Dragon/Electric is a pretty cool combo.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
It is, yeah! Both plot legendaries seem pretty cool this time, but then again I like dragon legendaries. In any case, if you need a Black exclusive we can trade.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah ugh. They're never that strong when I train them, but when a gym leader unleashes one they're always hardcore.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-04 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
.............WHAT. FUCKING COWS.