In FF games don't you usually go back to the title screen when you die? I think that could pose a problem.
Twitch Plays Pokemon Thread 3: Return of Red... Aussies win again!
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In FF games don't you usually go back to the title screen when you die? I think that could pose a problem.
tensuke
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Yeah that too. There's been a few okay things come from Crystal but so far nothing like what we had with Red. And again since the games are so similar, it's hard not to make comparisons and instantly see why the first stream was just better in what it accomplished. It really needs to be something else besides Pokemon to regain some of that fresh innovation.
Yeah DQ would work probably. It's been forever since I've played it though so I wouldn't remember a thing, although it's not too hard to just pull up a walkthrough and glance at what needs to be done next.
That's...not out of left field at all. Haha. I would like to see a VN in democracy mode though, that would be pretty fun actually. Or at the very least a very slow anarchy so we can see what actions we make.
Although eroge VNs aren't a bad idea
These trolls pressing to release LazorGator are killing me. Want to level up the rest of the part? Fine, but do it like a sane person. Put the other pokemon in the lead position and have an ounce of commitment to leveling up the underleveled pokemon. That means grinding and being willing to go back to the pokecenter to heal when they faint, rather than marching on with just LazorGator alive.
To be fair, doing any of that requires way more discipline than the chat has. For the record I don't advocate releasing the Lazorgator.
Also, all this talk of leveling up other party members reminds me.....what about the two that we left at Daycare?
Zomba13
Member
They were worth while because a couple days were spent specifically trying to grind them and then ramming our faces against the E4.
tensuke
Member
Same here. I'm about to go to bed, but they keep going back to the Pokemon Center and nearing the PC. They actually went to release and had the cursor over Feraligatr once earlier. It's really impeding progress. Besides, I'm pretty sure they could actually get some training done if they really wanted to, chat has worked together for more insane things before. It doesn't seem like the majority really wants to do any one thing, it's just groups of people that all have different ideas of how to continue.
tensuke
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Well Pidgey was level 18 and Hoothoot was level 13 when we dropped them off. Too lazy to do calculations, but Rick Gastly went from 23 to 50 by the end of Red, and that was days and days of walking. It hasn't been nearly that long here (only about a day maybe) and there's a lot of turning in addition to walking, plus all the wasted time from phone conversations (especially during democracy). So maybe by the end of the week it will be viable to go back and get them if we still haven't leveled or caught anybody decent, but right now at least it wouldn't be worth it. And definitely not worried about money because Feraligatr just won't let us black out.
They're still there. All the more reason that if we have to take LazorGator out of the party we should be going to the daycare.
The fact everyone's playing with the PC rather than trying to safely store LazorGator in the daycare shows that the trolls are at the wheel.
And_Gignac
Member
FF6 or Chrono Trigger would be my choices for the next Twitch Plays. Very different tonally from Pokemon, and more epic.
Or hell, let's even get into the PS1 era of turn-based RPGs. FF7 would be amazing.
Btw, this might get the streamer into hot water with Nintendo, but how feasible would Twitch Plays Pokemon X/Y be? Are the controls simple enough?
Or hell, let's even get into the PS1 era of turn-based RPGs. FF7 would be amazing.
Btw, this might get the streamer into hot water with Nintendo, but how feasible would Twitch Plays Pokemon X/Y be? Are the controls simple enough?
There is no Exp. All in GSC.
To get the Exp. Share, you need to trade a Red Scale to Mr. Pokemon. Boosts only the Pokemon it's attached to sadly.
tensuke
Member
No emulator for 3DS and it would require touch stuff I'm pretty sure. Don't think it'd really be possible anyway.
Benzychenz
Member
I've barely watched this since we started Crystal, the novelty has worn off.
Personally, I feel like Pokemon on Netflix within the hour of the original finishing was just the finisher to top of a event of the lifetime of the internet. The moment when TPP transcended the internet and brought back all that nostalgia and then you could relive it, by your self, at home, at your own pace. In concerns to mass appeal, yes, it's over. But it's by no means not interesting anymore. This train is gonna go until it can't go anymore. And it's gonna sustain a nice 15k+ userbase.
Actually, I blame everything on not getting FeMC.
Female main character would have made the fan art explode.
Which is why there's still hope for Gen 3.
I think the real blame goes to the amount of time commitment necessary to follow the game. I think most of the artists from last time around just can't commit that kind of time on a regular basis.
tensuke
Member
I feel like Gen3 is the last game we are guaranteed to draw any sort of significant crowd. As far as I can tell, Gen4 is just... how about I say it nicely and go with "underrepresented"?
Maybe by then everyone who left won't be sick of it. And maybe the artist too. I sure as hell am not interested in any major capacity right now. I mean, I can't even nail down a theme for this playthrough right now. The whole religion thing of Gen1 got lots of people all riled up but I think we're lacking that this time around. Or a major differentiator, like a different protagonist.
Dude, this fanart is tasteful as *explicitive*.And the fanbase.
YianGaruga
Banned
It's weird because it feels like the first time that they're intentionally doing something to our clear disadvantage, just to "shake it up" and make it more interesting.
Don't know how I feel about that.
Don't know how I feel about that.
Neither are required to complete the game.
If you're thinking Sky Pillar, the mach bike is only needed AFTER Rayquaza put the bitches in their place.
I really want Twitch to attempt the Battle Frontier but I think most interest would be dead by that point.
Damn. Though slightly worried, I am actually impressed.
I mean, he doesn't necessarily have to be released either. He's out of the way now. That's one thing I didn't like about PC usage over time; it went from 'get them out of the way' to 'KICK EM THE FUCK OUT AND BURN THE GODDAMN BRIDGE' way too quickly. I think the whole religious angle of the last playthrough really amplified that--it was bound to happen with trolls and whatnot, but it got to be a bit much. Now that things have calmed down a bit I look forward to seeing what we can do with the team from this point on, and hope we'll see a return of the Gatr, and maybe even the birds.
It's not even that. The novelty has worn off. It was cool the first time but now it's like we've already seen this before. Gen I was simpler too and it was easy to make memes.
Not sure if posted already, but...
Not to my knowledge. The bunny hop is definitely not required to beat the game, and I think the Mach Bike only opens up a few shortcuts.
Battle Factory would definitely be the most fun.
Twitch might actually have a chance at the Factory. Not a good chance mind you, but within the realm of possibility. The others not so much.
Still would fun to watch though.
Yeah true, and the fact that Gen 2 is only a half step up from Gen 1 doesn't help. Which is why I think Gen 3 would be a more entertaining run because it will offer newer experiences.
tensuke
Member
Aha perfect.
And, stored Gator...
Well I knew something had to happen with all the PC talk. At least we can get some grinding in for the rest now. Hopefully we'll get him back out once we have a better team that can handle themselves properly.ArchedThunder
Banned
NOOOOOOOOO, Gator!
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
It wouldn't change much though, in terms of popularity. I called it as soon as the first run ended; the magic is gone. It's impossible to recapture it, regardless of which Pokemon is used.
I'm not even sure an entirely new game would do it. It might get closer, sure, but TPP Red was great because it has NEVER done before. That will never again be the case.
The magic is gone
kuroneko0509
Member
Lazor in the box now? finally others can shine
friskykillface
Banned
RIPokemon
so that settles that original 151 is the best
it'll still be popular to cosplay for a while
the real loser is Nintendo for not capitalizing in releasing blue or red or both on 3DS vc , some guy said he'd buy a 3DS just to download it and play while the first run happened
oh Nintendo
I feel it could have worked as a yearly event though.
I would've been more interested in Crystal had they gone for the female protagonist.
The sad t hing about this compared to Pokemon Red was the fact Pokemon Red got that stupid religious backstory which made it interesting. So far, this is just the start of the Red run all over again, everything feels forced and it's just boring to watch. It'll get something cool happen and I've been watching on and off but it needs something like the fossil worship to return to it's former glory.
The sad t hing about this compared to Pokemon Red was the fact Pokemon Red got that stupid religious backstory which made it interesting. So far, this is just the start of the Red run all over again, everything feels forced and it's just boring to watch. It'll get something cool happen and I've been watching on and off but it needs something like the fossil worship to return to it's former glory.
I don't think so, because as I've said before, there would be a ton of other copycat Streamers doing the same thing for months, a year from now it would not be as big.
I think that if people really think that the stream has jumped the shark with gen 2 and the magic is gone, then the streamer just should have ended it at gen 1 and drawn the line there. Personally I still think gen 2 has potential despite a slow start though. I think it's like....some of the magic is gone, but some of it is still there. Plus I haven't experienced or gone back to gen 2 outside of the remakes in like, 8 years because when my save batteries died I never played my copies of G/S/C again so it's nice seeing what everything looks and sounds like again.
I was thinking you needed at least one of the two at route 119 as well, but turns out it was only for shortcuts and exploration.
My bad.
Shush you. This is the internet we're talking about.
bear-a-saurus
Neo Member
how long have we been fighting over this? how long has gator been in PC?
I think it's been about an hour. We've just been logging into the PC over and over again. We just got rid of our Koffing.