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Kiri ☂ ([personal profile] taotrooper) wrote2011-03-07 05:26 pm
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...this one has ninjas and cannons

No post yesterday because I was mostly dicking around places. It wasn't until now that I annihilated the sixth gym.

Okay, so. Team rollcall!

→ male Dewott I'M HITTING B BUTTON FOR SOME TIME DON'T MIND ME (Yoshitsune)
→ male Krokorok (Sandro)
→ male Zebstrika (Zeus)
→ female Munna (Almudena)
→ male Darumaka (Darío)
→ female Ducklett (Odetta)
→ female Petilil (Florina)
→ female Litwick (Candelaria)

I still haven't used the Litwick but EEEEEEEEEE I CAN HAS LITWICK. I also caught a male one, Velorio, and I'll be looking for a foreign girl in trades to try to Masuda a shiny baby candle.

I think the team in general was finally in good levels this time, because I didn't have a lot of problems like before. Also, Yoshi learning a fighting move was a lifesaver. The MVPs have been Sandro, who was a badass in the caves, and Zeus, who's so fast and strong that Skyla didn't see him coming.

So we start getting to the electric caves, but before we've had some bugs and deer being annoying. And WTF with scientists asking me to show them a Deerling when their colleagues outside have some. SCIENTIFIC METHOD AT ITS FINEST. But okay, there was a spiderweb in the entrance, but Clay's croc removed it for me. See you, space ground cowboy. Durr hurr.

Things I've learned at the caves:
a) SAHDHASDHGAHD TEAM PLASMA HAS CEILING NINJAS AND THEY'RE STALKING US
b) N really likes math as much as he likes pokes. The letter N probably is for NERDY, then.
c) Pokémon like electricity, apparently. Unless they're Ducklett/Swanna, mine hates it.
d) Klinks moved there <100 years ago. Maybe.
e) Juniper and Bianca may or not have an underage fling because that "I'm her, um, bodyguard" sounds suspicious. Jeez Professor, wait until she's not jailbait.
f) the previous was a joke
g) Papa Juniper is weird (confirmed later that day when he's met)
h) I've been ~*~chosen~*~. For something cryptic. I know off-game that it's for the other legendary Pokémon, but I believe that it's N-speak for "one day, I want to lose my virginity to you"
i) the previous was a joke ...MAYBE

No really, I can't get over the fact that Ghetsis hires FUCKING NINJAS. What, an army of grunt knights wasn't geeky enough? Weren't we supposed to be in Pokamérica? How did you even get ninjas, are they imported from another region? I CANNOT. At least they're only three. It begs the question of why are they only assigned to intel. They could be stealing Pokémon too. Or maybe they do. Because tailing three pestering kids and their dog too is such a ninja job, amirite?

I wanted to scream NO PROFESSOR GET BACK THERE ARE MOTHERFUCKING NINJAS AND PLASMA PEOPLE IN THIS CAVE. My God, what is this timing. Also Bianca, you could've helped me :( You get exp from it too. But no, all along beating every Plasma in the cave. PLUS N.

I'm... not sure what kind of dream my character can have (shuddup, my all my PKMN!MCs have some personality or interest in my mind: Lyra is the immature silly dork into dragons, Dawn is the girly intellectual about cute and legendaries, Hilda is the sarcastic sporty tomboy), but I still said yes. I don't want to disappoint Moe Nerd PETA Disney Princess and his creepy-endearing attempts to socialize with me.

Anyway, Juniper was pretty awesome when she confronted N's hatred. She understands there are many points of view, even N's is valid, but hers isn't wrong either. Of course he didn't get it, but he's too speshul snowflake so it's not her fault. Goes to show that just because you're a scientific investigator you're not a heartless arrogant who thinks only your point of view is correct because SCIENCE SAYS SO. It's awesome that our professor is open-minded, even for bullshit.

...Although if we have to be honest, there are hundreds of Pokémon rotting in our boxes that we caught just for the dex data. He kinda has a point. I've never been into dex completion, half of it is laziness and half of it is me feeling bad for fugly/basic guys that I realize I should never catch for something so shallow. So well... they're not being mistreated, but it is cruel to box them. I know, I know, they're data and not real but um. Shut up, I know I play PKMN wrong. So I can sort of understand that there are characters hating battles or dex-based research because it sucks for most Pokémon. But the plans to separate everything ARE overkill.

/thoughts on yaoi

Anyway, I didn't know what to think of Skyla, as fanart of her is so... um, yeah. I mean she does have a good rack but they draw her with at least two extra bra sizes, and to make it worse her outfit makes Hilda's short-shorts look decent. So I was expecting her to be bland but she wasn't! She's a commercial pilot! She runs to heal an injured wild Pokémon! She's just as cool as the other two female gym leaders, really.

Her team didn't stand a chance against my Zeus, though. Flawless Victoly! Flying gyms are always easy shit. The gym itself, however, was extremely cool and dangerous. You know the levels in Super Mario 64 where Mario jumps inside a cannon and gets shot around? IT'S THIS GYM. We're human cannonballs. I think MC crashed into a wall at least twice, I can't believe she survived that sort of thing. VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS.

So I'm out of the gym, all happy because mortal perils are fun and electric charges are awesome, and SUDDENLY N WAITING FOR ME AT THE DOOR AHDGJAGDJHGA HEART ATTACK JESUS CHRIST. ARE YOU ALSO A NINJA LIKE YOUR TRINITY?

And maaaaaaan, he really opened up to me and told me right away what's in his mind and his plans, after a lot of cryptic stuff. You know, when he's not a creepy mysterious idiot he's actually so... adorable. He actually had a polite conversation with Zeus (??) like civilized people (?!?) instead of LET'S BATTLE LOLOLOL or sending for ninjas this time. Of course, I'm still not sure if he can actually talk to them a la Tarzan; maybe he suffers from schizophrenia and hears voices. I want to believe it's for real because it's just sad and hilarious at the same time. THIS ZORUA CAN TELL THE BEST JOKES AND NO ONE BELIEVES ME. But yeah, he's very moe and interesting and full of feelings for a Pokémon villain. He's doing things wrong, but he tries so earnestly for the sake of others. You're batshit but in an admirable way, N. Maybe.

And that's where I left the game. Things to do: try out the Litwick, attempt to EV train the Petilil, get Surf HM.

[identity profile] jlarinda.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't want to disappoint Moe Nerd PETA Disney Princess

/cracks up so bad

I'M LOVING THE COMMENTS ON THE GAME BTW

[identity profile] jlarinda.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh and hey o3o I have a Shanderaa in my JP Black version, I could breed it and try and get a female Litwick if you want!
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Moe childish nerd hippie ecoterrorist Disney Princess with daddy issues, wannabe-hero complex, and hopefully not schizophrenia. This is the greatest video game character description I've made. But really, N's such a Disney princess I bet he sings to his pokéfriends when no one is looking XDDDD

Thanks! I've never done a full walkthrough blogging, but I seem to have a lot of reactions to a... Pokémon game. IDK either!

Oh, that would be awesome! Although even a normal fodder-ish one captured with a regular ball would do, I'm not picky. You don't have to breed yours or anything.

[identity profile] jlarinda.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Pftahaha!

Well, it's a whole new world to see!11 and all that! It's very important :|a

Oh, true dat! It'd probably be easier to just find one, too, pfft. I'll PM when I get it? :3
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Whiiiiiiiiistle while you duel, lalalalalalala~

I'm still kind of weirded out about being in this old fandom, I suppose, and this is the first game I'm playing as soon as it comes out. So I'm really hyped! And there's a lot of my pings in this game's cast.

Ah, don't worry about the Litwick! There was someone doing a giveaway already and I'm getting it from this person. Thank you tons anyway ♥

[identity profile] jlarinda.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
Hype is good! It was the same for me when I rejoined Pokémon fan...ness? this last time, it'd been a long time since I'd given it much thought and suddenly I was all POKEMONNNN *A* all day.

Oh, that's great :Db Good luck with the breeding!

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Orite Litwick, a.k.a. Yet Another Reason Why I Probably Won't Get the Fire Starter For the First Time Ever.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
The one I caught is a little slow, but the default fire attack seems good! I hope she learns a good ghost move soon though, as I want to keep my Darumaka tank in the main team.

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Bulbapedia sez they have the lowest speed stat of any fire-types besides Slugma. Ah well, guess I have to get used to speed mattering again.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
*actually checks the number stats of her candle* ...oh D: WELL I'M STILL USING HER, TOUGH LUCK.

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
On the plus side, fully-evolved she has the highest Special Attack of any fire-type and possibly any non-legendary. Slow, but packs one hell of a punch.


eeee my copy is out for delivery today two days earlier than the site's latest estimate
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, a friend was commenting on the sp. attack. It's something, but right now 3 of my team are slow as fuck (the other ones being that Petilil and a brand new Tirtouga I picked up today to have a rock-type)

Awesome!

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Dunno what to suggest, besides evolving for better speed.

it's here and i'm watching the intro before the start menu right now
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, dunno either. EV training is kind of pointless, so I'll just toss a Quick Claw at the turtle and hope for the best for the other two.

Yay! Then I don't distract you more. (Man, that intro is so un-Pokémon XD You're such a Disney Princess, N.)

[identity profile] she-wolf.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't played Pokemon since the original G/S, but I finally picked up Black today after reading a number of high praise reviews & insights from blogs like this one. Now I just need to borrow/ get back my wireless from home for a few days so I can grab Victini. Here we go!
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-07 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I got into the fandom last year with the Silver remake (those games are also pretty good). But what I like about this gen, refreshing stuff aside, is that the characters seem to go a little deeper than two character traits. I mean, it's still childish cute fun, but they feel a little more real people with real feelings without giving up the campy fantasy.

I heard they got a perfect score in Japan! That's crazy.

[identity profile] lepluvium.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Why is it that the female characters sound so awesome this time around?
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
They do! We've had a Pokémon professor, a weak girl who will become stronger later, a fossil researcher, a top model with her own roller coaster, a pilot... and they're also pretty cool ladies, none of the I'M STRONGER THAN YOU that gym leaders do in other games sometimes, and they accept their defeat cheerfully UNLIKE WHITNEY.

[identity profile] lepluvium.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I kind of want to play these games now just because of the ladies. You don't get a lot of well-developed chicks in video games... A lot of the time, they're made out to be damsels in distress which is really annoying :CCC Make them more thought out, for god's sake!! I mean, if you're gonna have anyone be helpless, at least they should have a strength other than how gorgeous they are. And I know that this has nothing to do with video games, but one of the reasons why I loved Avatar (the show lol) was because all the girls were very well thought out! HOLY SHIT, FEMALES WHO CAN FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND HAVE DEPTH *faints*

FUCKING WHITNEY I CAN'T STAND HER GAAAAH, but don't forget that Clair was a total bitch after you beat her. She wouldn't even give you the damn badge.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
But don't expect them to be too fleshed out, I mean this is still Pokémon and they're a little... background characters who seem very cool and driven, but not much else going on. Sadly, the one character that gets the most personality and backstory in this game is still a male. I'm pretty glad that I've played several games with great females, so if you want recs just tell me. OMG, have you seen the new promo picture of Avatar: The Legend of Korra that came out a couple of days ago? She looks so badass! ♥

Clair was a brat too, but I hope for some reason that one day she'll understand, since her cousin Lance is such a cool guy. BUT GOD WHITNEY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO CRY OVER DEFEATS, WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU A GYM LEADER ON THE FIRST PLACE.

[identity profile] lepluvium.livejournal.com 2011-03-08 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
But don't expect them to be too fleshed out, I mean this is still Pokémon

Haha, of course I wasn't expecting anything that would blow me away, but any little bit that they put in to help you connect to the characters is A++. It is sad that they focused more on N (that's it, right??), but we FINALLY have something that resembles somewhat of a story other than just "Here kid, go forth and catch Pokemon. Oh, and don't forget to beat Team (insert name here) while you're at it". I dunno, I'm more excited about the little things they threw in this generation than the Pokemon themselves *still thinks this gen got hit with the ugly stick*

Well, now that you mention it, what games have you been playing with amazing ladies? I think I've played like... three that had noteworthy girls :|

OH MAN, Korra looks so FIERCE! At first I was like "Huh, she's kind of manly looking", but I got over that pretty quickly. She has muscles of a freaking gymnast, it's so awesome! I AM SO STOCKED FOR LEGEND OF KORRA, and even more stoked about the extra 14 episodes we get. Aaaaahhhhhhh!!!
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-10 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh okay, just in case I sounded too enthusiast and raised the expectations. Yeah, the most fleshed out is N, they justify his issues from the spoilers I've heard.

we FINALLY have something that resembles somewhat of a story other than just "Here kid, go forth and catch Pokemon. Oh, and don't forget to beat Team (insert name here) while you're at it".
THIS!

Let's see, I don't know which ones you've played, but here it goes. Ace Attorney series, Odin Sphere, Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Symphonia, Chrono Trigger. Also Persona 4 if you can stomach some optional gender fail regarding one character.

I think it's FUCKING GREAT that a warrior girl for once has the body of a warrior. And that everyone finds Korra sexy despite/because of the muscles is awesome. I WANT NOVEMBER TO BE NOW.
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[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-10 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
And that everyone finds Korra sexy despite/because of the muscles is awesome.

Not everyone. There are people complaining that she looks like a guy. Not anywhere close enough for me to smack them, though.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-10 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
In my Internet corner I have yet to see someone whining. *never comes out of it. NEVER*

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-10 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I was looking for reactions to JK Simmons being cast as Tenzin on TvTropes. There were also people complaining about the ones who thought she looked like a guy, but one of them said that the Korra-sexuals are equally annoying.

[identity profile] lepluvium.livejournal.com 2011-03-11 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
That's cool that they're giving a character more of a personality! It's a positive step towards other exciting things. I really hope that the developers continue to build on that, and other stuff too. I remember reading someone's comment in [livejournal.com profile] ontdpokemon that talked about all the world building opportunities Gamefreak has but just... doesn't use. I think it was the Tentacool post? Either way, there are a lot of cool things in the Pokemon world that are briefly mentioned in the pokedex but you never see in action :C

I have heard so many good things about Odin Sphere and Persona 4, but I can't find either one in stores. I really want to play Odin Sphere, though! The concept art for it was so pretty~ And you' fourth person to suggest Tales of Symphonia to me. I'm just going to take that as a very strong hint that I need to play this game before I die or something XD

I think it's FUCKING GREAT that a warrior girl for once has the body of a warrior.

THIS A MILLION TIMES. It bothers me when you have curvaceous babes that are supposed to be warriors, but it doesn't look like they train very much :| That and bikini armor really annoys me...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Korra got moved to 2012... The good news is, we got 14 more episodes!! YAY!!

[identity profile] ayasugi-san.livejournal.com 2011-03-09 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Can we Korra-squee? OMG she looks like Sokka and Suki had a badass headstrong kid and I will not stop believing that she's their descendant until the show itself proves me wrong.
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[identity profile] rainmage.livejournal.com 2011-03-10 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Mind you, there aren't a lot of waterbender genes left in the Southern Tribe.