Hyperactivity
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Glitch when democracy first starts
Twitch Plays Pokemon Thread 3: Return of Red... Aussies win again!
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everyday math
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We're having some issues talking to her. We so shy.
tensuke
Member
Hoping for an Espeon!
So guys...
Which one will it be?
Neither, it will forever remain an Eevee and you will all be happy about it.
everyday math
Banned
As much as I want umbreon/shadow ball. I soloed with Umbreon..good times. Espeon would probably be the better/easier choice for this stream.So guys...
Which one will it be?
Apparently going down the tower is harder for us than going up.
Either way we will get amazing
art. So I'm fine with both.
But I'm not happy about it.
Edit: suddenly the chat is full of hitler and doge
So guys...
Which one will it be?
Either way we will get amazing
super stereotyped
But I'm not happy about it.
Edit: suddenly the chat is full of hitler and doge
EarlyEarly
Member
I thought they were going to try for Vaporeon again
So guys...
Which one will it be?
errr.. shouldn't it be around the other way?
Australian time when most Aussies are on is our night time (6pm - midnight) which is around 5am - 10am game time
between what hours count as day and night?
I'm bothered by the fact we are calling our female Raticate Abdullah, lol.
On another note, for whatever reason I'm not as engaged in this as I was through the original game of TPP. Maybe it's because there still seems to be no overarching mythology like the whole Helix thing which tied a lot together a lot
Hopefully we get something like that soon here.
On another note, for whatever reason I'm not as engaged in this as I was through the original game of TPP. Maybe it's because there still seems to be no overarching mythology like the whole Helix thing which tied a lot together a lot
Hopefully we get something like that soon here.Dion Blaster
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TPP Red destroyed my productivity. I'm still passively following along but I needed a break haha.
MetalGuardian
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Hoooo boy. I have been uncharacteristically AFK lately, so I've missed basically everything from Crystal (despite Gen II being my favorite!) Is there a handy link to catch me up on everything so far (besides the google doc of course)? How is the mythology compared to the Red playthrough? Is the fanart as good?
I COULD spend five hours going through the past sixty pages of the thread, but, ya know... nah
I COULD spend five hours going through the past sixty pages of the thread, but, ya know... nah
The Pokemon sprites on my side of the screen blew me away at the time. I was playing Yellow basically right up to the release so I could tell right away.
Masked Man
I said wow
Friedrich Nietzsche. "If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you" or something along those lines
You're right, it's just that most people have the Australia daytime vs America daytime joke ingrained in their heads.
Europe doesn't exist.
Chezzymann
Member
Considering the Crystal stream is rapidly dropping off in popularity and TPP is about to go below 25K for the first time in two weeks (not including the idle period between gens), then yeah that makes a lot of sense.
A large section of the stream has finally realized Feraligatr is posing a problem for our team, so there's a big push to do something about it. Some people want to push him to the back of the party, some want to deposit him in the PC, and some want to release him. We're probably going to be in the Pokemon Center until either one of these happens, we release a pokemon and scare off people, or democracy manages to get us out.
Not that, I mean the "We _____ NOW" stuff.
....He is? Because last I checked we're doing pretty well soloing with him right now. Judging from the Twitch chat it looks more like trolling.
tensuke
Member
The next goal I believe is to get to Cianwood City for the medicine Jasmine wants. Plus I don't think anyone knows Strength so we need to teach someone that. But there's a huge group on chat that want to release Feraligatr and we keep going to the PC. :/
Masked Man
I said wow
Yeah, I could say it a million times, but GSC has some of the best music in all of gaming.
It increased mine lol. Listening to the music keeps me focused.
He's sucking up all the exp from the team, leaving everyone else with little to no chance to level and become useful. It makes the run boring and isn't good for us in the long run. As we've seen in Burned Tower and Morty's Gym, having only 1 useful pokemon also has some big disadvantages (poison and hypnosis/curse, respectively), which are only amplified when commands are randomly selected.
Second gen just isn't as popular as first gen. Less people know the game in detail and unfortunately we have got several retread pokemon which stifles new memes coming to the fore. Also the uniqueness is gone.
The game is getting completed faster though and viewers might pick up once we hit elite 4, Kanto revisit and Red fight.
If we release him, the next pokemon will become the new exp hog. We have to set a new pokemon to be first, it's the best option.
Zomba13
Member
Oh so kinda exactly like Bird Jesus and AA-J were in the last run?
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
And Lord Helix, and King Fonz.
4/6 of our team was worthwhile in Red.
In Crystal, all we have is a
worthless
Probably. I originally wanted to release him, but now I'm worried about losing our only surfer and having trouble grinding up our other pokes because Feraligatr has already destroyed all the available trainers. He's also so high level now that it'd feel like a waste to throw away all that exp he stole from the rest of the team.
Yes.
That only happened near the end though, there's still time especially since the levels in GSC start to plateau now and will give the lower levelled pokemon a chance to grow.
tensuke
Member
Yeah it's just not the same, with Red you had a lot more nostalgia but GSC less people played it and even less know it inside and out like people did with RBY. Plus before, right up to the end everything was new and exciting. Now, it's "all been done before" even if Red was a different game, and since Pokemon is basically the same game every time (collect 8 badges and go to E4, a route or two, maybe a cave between cities, etc.) since we're in a new game there's less pressure and focus to succeed like there was before. Viewership has definitely dropped off sharply.
Tbh, at this point I'm kinda hoping they can just solo most of the game with Gater, maybe pick up a second Poke along the way, and get it done quickly. I've come to the conclusion that gen 2 isn't really that good for TPP, it's a better game than gen 1 overall (IMO) but the way Johto is designed means that there are inherently going to be less ledges and things to struggle with the chat over. The odd level balance makes it more difficult for us to raise more than one Pokemon. I get the feeling that a gen 3 run would be more interesting, especially with a more unique pool of Pokemon.
Kinda wish they'd of tried a different game.
tensuke
Member
Yeah it would've been cool to see a different game take center stage. It'd still have to be an RPG I think, he put on some stuff like Mario and Zelda in the downtime between Red and Crystal and those were pretty fun, but would need some hacks (unlimited health/lives) to make them viable to beat, otherwise it would get boring after a while of not really getting anywhere, due to the more precise nature of the games. What game(s) would you have liked to see?
edit: And of course, the channel name is TwitchPlaysPokemon, so I guess it'd be weird if it wasn't playing Pokemon.
I think it's also because there is a lack of mythology like the previous game had with Lord Helix / Bird Jesus / False Prophet Eevee etc. Just aren't seeing any of those amazing stories coming out here for some reason. But it's the absurd player made stories that added so much drama and entertainment to the stream. Now it's kind of like...just watching someone play Pokemon (badly)
Yeah it would've been cool to see a different game take center stage. It'd still have to be an RPG I think, he put on some stuff like Mario and Zelda in the downtime between Red and Crystal and those were pretty fun, but would need some hacks (unlimited health/lives) to make them viable to beat, otherwise it would get boring after a while of not really getting anywhere, due to the more precise nature of the games. What game(s) would you have liked to see?
edit: And of course, the channel name is TwitchPlaysPokemon, so I guess it'd be weird if it wasn't playing Pokemon.
Someone a while back suggested Dragon Quest and I think that would work fine, the biggest issue with DQ (at least assuming we don't pick up a ton of popularity in Japan) is that not enough people are familiar with where to go. But from a gameplay perspective it would work well.
I also like the idea of an eroge VN, where the chat is always in Democracy.
Final Fantasy 6 would be a good choice for one of these. People are familiar with it, and it has a mechanic where you respawn at the last save point with your exp from when you died, so porgress wouldn't be pushed to far back from a death. However, I have no idea how they would input Blitz commands, which might be an issue for Sabin's recruitment scene.