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  6. Posted

    3 hours ago, Psycho666Soldier said:

    That's something I thought I'd never see.  I didn't think there was enough love for RE: 3 to make it happen.

     

    Personally, I'd be more interested in a Code Veronica remake, but still pretty cool.

    That's gotta come next. Its the only one of the good games in the series without a HD/PC release. It'll come next. Maybe then i'll trust them to make a new entry lol

  9. Posted

    Same, though I vastly underrated Centiskorch because damn that thing wrecked house.

     

    My endgame Sword team was:
    - Toxtricity (Amped Form)
    - Corviknight

    - Centiskorch
    - Hatterene
    - Frosmoth
    - Flapple

    My team in Shield now is
    - Toxtricity (Low Key Form)
    - Coalossal
    - Cursola

    - Mogrem
    - Eldegoss
    - Baraskewda

    I'll probs switch out Eldegoss for Dragapult later though lol

  11. Posted

    It would be nice if it was a PC game with VR support buuuut its nice to have a game truly utilize VR and if any game is gonna sell VR its a new full entry title in the Half Life series. Either way, i'm just happy that Half Life is back because this is as close to a legit "Half Life 3 confirmed" til we literally get an announcement

  13. Posted

    1 hour ago, webhead said:

    Played for a few hours.  This sure is a Pokemon game.  Lol.  I never really use the other Pokemon except my starter at the beginning though so ya know.  We'll see how it goes.  Got a free Pikachu because I played Let's Go Pikachu and yeeted that other shitty rando electric Pokemon into a box. :O.O:

    If its the purple baby thing, it evolves and gets strong af

  14. Posted

    On 11/23/2019 at 6:10 AM, webhead said:

    Yeah it seems like they phoned it in for this one a little even if kids still also want to play it (regarding cutting features and Pokemon).  Kids will play pretty much anything.  Look at Fortnite the lootbox buying simulator. :P  That's not what I'd want them to measure by.  Good games are good games and kids will still play games that have good stuff in them (likely ignoring the added layers of complexity).

     

    It obviously is a pretty game though.  Better than a handheld is easy with the power of a console so I was expecting a little more.  Not awful or anything though.

    My only complaint with the graphics is it's below Breath of the Wild in fidelity. BotW set the bar pretty high though but it is a 3 year old game. I agree though it's pretty pretty. The new way they do lighting and textures is great. That's the main thing that rounds out this game graphicswise. If you take Ultra Sun/Moon in Citra, pump the resolution to 4k or even 1080, throw on hardware shading and max out the antialiasing it looks pretty great but it's the new lighting and HD textures that really clean it up and make it glorious. Still disappointing that they halfassed the line up by reusing old models and making nicer textures for them but only because I wish they did it for all of them because dayum gurrrl

  16. Posted

    42 minutes ago, webhead said:

    I fixed the code in your post.  No idea how people do this stuff. :rotfl:

     

    6.5 seems harsh.  I think a lot of your cons are things that aren't going to bother me since I'm not that hardcore into the series.

    The editor for the forums is terrible. You fixing my post is after I had to edit it 3 times in a row. If it was still broken, thats not on me since all I was using were spoiler tags, bolding, underlining and coloring. One of the times I edited it, it straight up didn't save my post so I had to rewrite the final verdict :sweatdrop:

    6.5 is above average which is a fair summation. I've considered things in the long term and while i'm enjoying it now. Frankly the cons vastly outweigh the pros. You don't have to be a hardcore to notice the issues, just familiar in general :P And while things may not bother you now, when you're done after 30-40 hours, you'll realize that yes, that's it. That's all there is. I was going to give it a 7 but it just didn't feel right to put it on par with games that don't have such a long list of cons. It might be fine for someone who hasn't played pokemon, that doesn't have anything in pokebank waiting months for the release of pokemon home, but new players are a small percentage of pokemon's demographic as the games are made to continue over through generations. Comparing it to the last release (which at 1080p via Citra looks almost as good) taking into account the reused models, the gutted mechanics and staples.. 6.5 is a very fair rating IMHO If there was a rating between 6.5 and 7, i'd have given it that lol Story and region are bonuses in the grand scheme of a pokemon title. You don't want people to be done with it after a week or two. Longevity is important and when you've caught all the new ones and finished the story the game is suddenly very empty and ultimately less satisfying than normal. The lack of legendaries, the fact you are guaranteed to catch them, the single post-game mission to catch the pokemon on the cover of your version.. It's truly just an above average experience. No amount of pretty yet sub-par graphics and re-used models are going to make up for that :P

    I'm enjoying it but less so than previous titles. Ultra Moon was better, Omega Ruby was more satisfying, Y was a bigger leap forward. This is very much an "Eh, it's okay" as opposed to a "Holy shit I need this!" I frankly expected better from the first ever console release. It feels like.. almost unfinished. Like Sun/Moon did compared to Ultra Sun/Moon. Like content is meant to be there but is missing.

    Fingers crossed more content gets patched in soon ❤️

  17. Posted

    Okay, so I finished Sword and moved on to Shield

    Pros and Cons

    Spoiler

    Pros
    - Open World area is fun and decently sized
    - New Pokemon are pretty great
    - NPC characters are well designed and likeable
    - Mix and match prehistoric Pokemon is a cool way to do things
    - Great character customization
    - Better hair and eye options
    - Gigantamax forms are cool
    - Nice and customizable menu
    - Customizable trainer card is nice
    - Version exclusive gyms
    - UK-themed atmosphere is brilliant. I really enjoyed it
    - Nice new options to turn off nicknaming among other things and adjust camera controls
    - Curry making and camp functions are nice

    Cons
    - Starters are shiny locked
    - Only 3 legendaries, 2 per game both of which you have a guaranteed catch if you defeat them)
    - Annoying limitation of pokemon catch level. Clearly put there for balance but having the 7th gym badge and only allowed to catch up to lv45 pokemon is kinda weak.
    - Extreme handholding. You don't seem to go far without someone healing you to full or offering to.
    - All online action (wonder trades, raid battles, etc) are locked behind Nintendo Online
    - Nice graphics but sub-par compared to other Switch titles
    - Mew only obtainable via Pokeball Plus
    - Dynamax is a kinda lame gimmick
    - National Dex, Z Moves, Mega Evolution, Super Training, Berry Farming, etc have all been cut
    - No prehistoric Pokemon have evolutions
    - No new Eeveelutions
    - Less clothing customization options than Ultra Sun/Moon
    - The world freezes when you use ladders
    - Fairly short story
    - Halfassed battle animations for some moves (double kick was like a hop despite my pokemon having a kicking animation for other attacks..which aren't kicks)
    - Spelling errors ("Vise Grip?!")
    - Watts seems like an unnecessary additional currency
    - Watt grinding is tiresome
    - Not a lot of great things you can buy with Watts
    - Weak amount of post-game content
    - No combo marker for chaining despite being able to chain
     

    Super Petty Cons
    - The bike outfit looks terrible even if you palette swap it
    - You cannot change your uniform for gym challenges despite being able to buy uniforms
    - Annoying notifications you cannot turn off


    Verdict

     


    Overall, a nice experience but a pretty big letdown. The cons vastly outweigh the pros sadly and as seemingly big as the openworld makes the game out to be, the sheer lack of content makes it vapid. The lack of postgame content and unlockable is jarring and while there is some, its really not much. Frankly I feel like a majority of players will finish it, muck around for a bit but ultimately put it down to return to US/UM where they can use whatever pokemon they wish, breed whatever shinies they like, enjoy ongoing and post game content like Dimensional Warping, Pokemon Pelago, Surfing and all the collectibles. This is undoubtedly a gutted game. It will be remembered for its pleasant atmosphere and characters as well as half a game they passed off as a AAA release.

     


    6.5/10

     

     

  19. Posted

    That fuck they did this. Bringing in the guy who did Sonic Mania was the best thing they could have done.
    It doesn't stop idiots thinking it was all a publicity stunt though despite the delayed premier and change of team members, not to mention what was likely a massive crunch though more in the fast hard work sense and not the official overworked underpaid sense.

  21. Posted

    2 hours ago, Eizan said:

    Well Sun and Moon technically never got a middle game...though they did get Ultra Sun and Moon. 

    They were arguably sequels within the same generation similar to Black 2/White 2.
    Its been a long while since we've had a third game. Frankly I doubt we will especially since this is the first console release.

     

    1 hour ago, webhead said:

    Maybe Ultra Sword will actually have the entire Pokedex.

     

    What bothers me the most is that they said they had to cut it because of all the animations and stuff but the animations still look exactly the same with the useless shitty what I'd basically call shaking effects.  Why did they have to cut them? :rotfl:


    It's been pretty solidly proven that the models are the same just with higher resolution textures. The animations are exactly the same bar pokemon's heads/eyes following the trainer. There was a big hissy fit about it on twitter. One side being all "Look at this shit, it's exactly the same right down to the 3D model framework. Lazy." and the other side being all "How dare you!" In fact, I might as well have a rant about it.

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    Personally I agree that it's both the same and lazy. This is the first console release ffs. What they couldn't get out at launch they could simply patch in later to coincide with the release of Pokemon Home on Switch (Basically Pokebank for Switch for those that don't know) But no.. No national dex (A big fuck you to tournament/pro players) and really just half-assed excuses. I mean i'm sure they're working hard on it. It not being ready at launch isn't what is lazy. To be honest, I think it would be good to keep the focus on the new region and pokemon for awhile, but their lack of valid reasoning for patching it in later is what I consider lazy. They no longer have "handheld hardware limitations" as an excuse. Pretty sure mega evolutions got the axe too. Frankly, I don't like generational gimmicks at all. I think it's counter-productive to add a gameplay improvement and then remove it and add something else next generation. That doesn't keep things fresh so much as it prevents game mechanic refinement and progression. Like Dynamax forms are all well and good but what about next-gen? Are they gonna be gone too? Probably. I'd be fine with Dynamax forms and mega-evolutions being a held item alternate form (well, non-giant versions of Dynamax) or something but just cutting stuff is dumb when the whole point is MORE! To "catch em all" I really do consider these sorts of choices to be regressive at best. I doubt everyone will agree with me on this but it bothers me :sweatdrop:

    Why don't I have my stupid pokephone working as an interactive VS Tracker with an inbuilt poketch/pokenav with pokeapps on it which has super training/refresh/habitat/pelago features built-in? Instead  they just cut shit out or make it different which is fine but then cut it later too after improving it. Why make the effort to refine a tried and true formula to just needlessly trim out features and mechanics? I dunno, its just dumb. That's my biggest gripe with Game Freak as developers.

    That said, I pick up Sword in 2 days so i'll try and ignore my grievances for awhile and focus on the positives :)

  22. Posted

    On 11/11/2019 at 2:53 PM, Mera'din said:

    Played for an hour or so now that I've finished a run through of Outer Worlds. Definitely weird and interesting. Bulk of the game seems like an 'extreme' walking simulator for lack of a better description, but the stealth bits can get really intense and the story is pure, unfiltered Kojima so it's definitely holding my attention. Definitely not for everyone though.

    This
    I played for a few hours on my friend's console and have watched Lets Plays and I love the story. It's definitely unique and I might not recommend it the everyone, least of all the less patient sort of people that expect a high-intensity action or combat game, but for those who like something different and a great story, I would :)

  24. Posted

    It's honestly the weirdest game. Really intense when trying to avoid death and the atmosphere is beautiful. Probably not for anyone expecting a high-intensity action game. This seems like Kojima trying to reinvent the exploration genre.

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