Lord Ghirahim
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The thread title alone gave me an aneurysm.
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 confirmed for Nintendo DS
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-Pyromaniac-
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I just chose black because I assumed having the extra battles in black town would let me level up faster. Not even sure if that turned out true.
ShironRedshift
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Eh... That's not exactly the point though. IVs are supposed to represent how truly rare it would be to actually find an animal that's at its absolute peak not only in its ability to attack, but also its ability to defend itself, and also its speed on top of that, and so forth. Most organisms, even if they are lucky enough to be the peak of their species in one of those areas, are likely to be average or even deficient in the others. A truly perfect organism that's actually perfect in all those areas would be an extremely rare thing, and that's the point the IV system is trying to get across, I believe. Of course, nonetheless, it still makes breeding a total pain, but it's not for the sake of making our lives miserable/appease totally OCD people, but rather to represent that point and the fact that Game Freak actually managed to incorporate a concept like that into how breeding works is something I kind of like about the series. Yeah, it makes things frustrating, but for an interesting and valid reason that adds a dose of actual biology/realism to the game and makes the Pokemon games kind of unique in that regard in doing so, so even so, I'm cool with it, personally. Kind of makes it feel like you're actually going through the process involved in breeding/domesticating a series of unique animals of the same species, which I like (though not the actual work involved--I haven't bothered with that myself. I just like the idea of it).
The US releases are all officially "Pokemon <Color> Version", not just "Pokemon <Color>", so they're opting to call them "Pokemon Black/White Version 2" rather than "Pokemon Black/White 2".
That said, cool as this is, I could still see it essentially being Gray split into two versions. Guess we'll find out soon enough.
Pokémon White Version.
Pokémon Black Verison.
Pokémon White Version 2.
Pokémon Black Verison 2.
All the past titles have had "version" on the end though. Red version, gold version etc. I'd say they're keeping the word version on the end to show that Black 2 and White 2 are both different variations on the same game, even though the title sounds a bit awkward as a result.
I don't think there's any reason to think this isn't a full sequel.
Now I'm really hoping this isn't just 2 separate versions of what grey could have been.
They need to put a break between Version and 2, then, or use something other than a number. Add the word "Part" before the number, even.
Dr.Palutena
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Every pokemon mainline pokemon game has version at the end, nobody just ever says it.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
And I just realized that they're filling out the missing color legendary with Kyuurem.
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy II
It's just the same game but slightly different!
You can tell how shitty Damashii was going to be when its opening theme contains off model, and poor quality animation. Subtract the heart and soul of the first anime series, add in filler Kilobots, drop a tonne of plotlines and characters from series 1, and you've got Damashii.
you have a megaman avatar
also there's like 13 mainline medabots game on gb/gbc
do you guys ever wonder why i don't have more medabots games
Um... if it was Final Fantasy Version 2 then that joke would make sense and the game name would still be confusing
ThatObviousUser
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Um... if it was Final Fantasy Version 2 then that joke would make sense and the game name would still be confusing
Why does "Version" matter? Everyone ignored the word until now. Seriously. NO ONE CARED ABOUT THAT WORD UNTIL TODAY. NO ONE.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
And clearly Regulus Tera for got to add:
Xros Wars > Medarot
Xros Wars > Medarot
DXB-KNIGHT
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While going through the thread some said that the Nintendo is releasing Pokemon B&W 2 on DS because there might be new 3DS redesign, we know the redesign is gonna happen like the lite which was announced around two years after the DS and a main Pokemon game might be released alongside, but I don't think that this is why Black&White 2 is being on DS rather than 3DS.
Pokémon BW 2: Black Version / Pokémon BW 2: White Version?
Now we're getting into Square-Enix naming territory.
MasterSheen
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'Version' has been in every games' title released in the west, I'm sure adding 2 next to the title won't give the wrong idea.Um... if it was Final Fantasy Version 2 then that joke would make sense and the game name would still be confusing
It won't matter anyway because the pokemon on the box art will be different.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
The vibe I get from this OP is that they are trying to ape and "epicfy" the series? Medarot worked because it was paying homage to shounen anime while making fun of the "mon" phenomenon.
Basically, they are playing it too seriously.
That's a relief. After Xenoblade and The Last Story I was worried we'd miss out on this too. NOA localising something for once amirite
-Pyromaniac-
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pokemon red
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I stopped watching Digimon after the stupidity of Frontier.
-Pyromaniac-
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listen I respect your opinion but what's done is done
They overpolluted the system, just like with Guitar Hero!
For a franchise that's highest selling entry was at 500k this shit was just too much in 5 years:
Medarot: Kabuto Version
Medarot: Kuwagata Version
Medarot: Parts Collection
Medarot: Parts Collection 2
Medarot: Kabuto Perfect Version
Medarot: Kuwagata Perfect Version
Medarot 2: Kabuto Version
Medarot 2: Kuwagata Version
Medarot 2: Parts Collection
Medarot R
Medarot R: Parts Collection
Medarot: Card Robattle
Medarot 3: Kabuto Version
Medarot 3: Kuwagata Version
Medarot 3: Parts Collection
Medarot 4: Kabuto Version
Medarot 4: Kuwagata Version
Medarot 5: Kabuto Version
Medarot 5: Kuwagata Version
Worst thing is, this is before we even get to the GBA era, so this is 1997-2001. Medarot 4 and Medarot 5 came out the same fucking year. From that point onward there would be 11 more releases on GBA, DS, and Gamecube in the next decade.
Because Version followed by a number tend to go together.
Pokemon Black Version Part 2: Neon Crystallis Excelcior Chronicle
There, I fixed it.
ThatObviousUser
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What is this Medarot thing? Sounds like a bad STD.
I don't know what you're saying.
It's not an opinion that it's called Red Version. That's the name of the game.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
we weaboos in here
-Pyromaniac-
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is that what they told you? Because I heard otherwise. Pokemon Red.
you actually said version irl when discussing them?
It's just like Megaman! Both milked to oblivion, now former shells of their once glorious past. At least, that's what the Medarot Damashii opening implied to me.
Why are we even discussing how to say Pokemon games by its correct name?????
Who is they?
Do you refer to "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" as "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" or just "Skyrim"? The game doesn't stop being called "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" because you don't want to say the full title.
MasterSheen
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Guys I think pyro is drunk.
jump_button
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So who buying what is more or less the same game four times? I know some buy both but see as this is like Gray will any of the fan buy both still? I like the story in B&W maybe ill buy if they add alot more new story
ThatObviousUser
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He better be otherwise there is no excuse.
-Pyromaniac-
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yeah but k first of all, I'm a bit drunk at this point. Second of all bear with me. Third of all my main point is overall that people don't say version at the end when discussing the games, I've honestly never heard it in life, but apparently this guy (correct me if im wrong) said version? Why would he do that? We have to go deeper. Or does he always do that?
Chet Rippo
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This is the weirdest argument...
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Get back to drawing Pok-on. I need my Mugis.
ThatObviousUser
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"This guy?" You mean Masuda? Version isn't included in the names in Japan but it is in English speaking countries, and always has been. Pokemon Black and White Versions 2 came from an American press release.
I was never arguing against that. You were arguing the official titles of the games don't include the word "Version", which is false.
-Pyromaniac-
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but this guy is japanese is he not? If they don't have the word version present in their pokemon vocabulary and all of a sudden he is throwing out the word version (assuming thats true), why would he do that? For the english audience? Wait why were people concerned about the word version? I don't even know anymore.
I was? MY bad.