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Pokémon Community Thread 2: "This is the Real Power of Johto..."

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Kokonoe

Banned
Don't worry guys, I did a MS paint job of the superior sprite already.

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Kokonoe

Banned
I like all the Mewtwo sprites except the 'back' sprite in Black and White. However, the first one was never topped. Classic Mewtwo is bestwo.
 
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tiggerkiddo

Member
Kingdom Hearts 2 was probably one of the biggest letdowns for a sequel since...I dunno actually. It put less emphasis on Disney, sent the story more off rails, made the combat system mashy, killed what difficulty it had and introduced the stupid Organization 13.
 
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Chet Rippo

Member
tiggerkiddo said:
Exactly. The company behind the Final Fantasy series I-X, Chrono Trigger/Cross, the first Kingdom Hearts, Mana series, Super Mario RPG, Front Mission, Vagrant Story...etc. Please tell me why not?
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Notice how you didn't bring up anything recent? That's my point.

But if you want the people who made SMRPG, go get the people at AlphaDream to make it.
 
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tiggerkiddo

Member
Chet Rippo said:
Notice how you didn't bring up anything recent? That's my point.

But if you want the people who made SMRPG, go get the people at AlphaDream to make it.
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Notice how everything recent is made by Square-Enix?

I'm still waiting for you to provide a counter argument as to why classic Square (Squaresoft) would be a bad choice to make a mainline Pokemon game.
 
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ScraftyDevil

Banned
tiggerkiddo said:
Kingdom Hearts 2 was probably one of the biggest letdowns for a sequel since...I dunno actually. It put less emphasis on Disney, sent the story more off rails, made the combat system mashy, killed what difficulty it had and introduced the stupid Organization 13.
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I personally liked it much better than the first one, and in my opinion the only game that's come close to matching it so far is Birth by Sleep.

For me, it's:

KHII > BbS > 3D > KH > 358 Days > coded > CoM
 
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tiggerkiddo

Member
ScraftyDevil said:
I personally liked it much better than the first one, and in my opinion the only game that's come close to matching it so far is Birth by Sleep.

For me, it's:

KHII > BbS > 3D > KH > 358 Days > coded > CoM
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I liked it at first but I soured on it as the years went by. I've played most of the others but they didn't hold my attention for very long and I may have just soured completely on the franchise in general.
 
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MikeMyers

Member
My friend bred me a Timid Cyndaquil in Platinum. I guess I'll give it Fire Blast/Extrasensory/Focus Blast/Eruption.

Speaking of Square Enix, I still need to finish FF13. I only got to Chapter 9.
 
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Kokonoe

Banned
I don't like Kingdom Hearts, and I don't like Sora, but least the first game got Cloud's hair right.

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Although the wing? yeah, let's remove that.
 
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tiggerkiddo

Member
Hmmm, I thought the characters (Especially Noel) were far more likeable than most of XIII's cast. The music was much better as well. I thought there was less utterly stupid enemies like the giant tortoises or the Ochu's (Seriously, screw those guys). The combat was just as good. The story got stupid but at least they improved some of the characters. The game was a tad on the easy side...but there are still a few uber bosses if you want a challenge. And the game is sooo pretty on a HD screen.
 
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MikeMyers

Member
I couldn't even get passed Bridge Access‎ in Chapter 9 of FFXIII. I did complete FFX, my favourite game though.

I'll add you right now to PS3.
 
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Dion Blaster

Member
Yellow sprites were a humongous improvement over Red/Blue. But one thing jarring about that game is they never updated the back sprites, so they seemed even worse than before.
 
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ScraftyDevil

Banned
MikeMyers said:
I couldn't even get passed Bridge Access‎ in Chapter 9 of FFXIII. I did complete FFX, my favourite game though.
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My favourite Final Fantasy is IX. It has the best characters, some strong gameplay, and really enjoyable writing. The only area in which it disappoints a little is the final boss, but at least it provides an enjoyable fight.
 
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tiggerkiddo

Member
ScraftyDevil said:
My favourite Final Fantasy is IX. It has the best characters, some strong gameplay, and really enjoyable writing. The only area in which it disappoints a little is the final boss, but at least it provides an enjoyable fight.
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9 and 6 are my absolute favorites but how can you not mention the music and the world of FF 9?!
 
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ScraftyDevil

Banned
Kokonoe said:
Haven't played many FF games, but I can suggest that beating FF13 isn't strongly advised.
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Yeah, people keep telling me to beat XIII. "It gets good around 100 hours in!" they say.

Anything that requires 100 hours to fully enjoy probably isn't worth my time when I could be playing Persona instead.

tiggerkiddo said:
9 and 6 are my absolute favorites but how can you not mention the music and the world of FF 9?!
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Those are kind of a given in a FF game ;)
 
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Frost_Ace

Member
ScraftyDevil said:
Yeah, people keep telling me to beat XIII. "It gets good around 100 hours in!" they say.

Anything that requires 100 hours to fully enjoy probably isn't worth my time when I could be playing Persona instead.



Those are kind of a given in a FF game ;)
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Well it's not like persona it's better on that side...the beginning of persona 4 made me want to kill myself, it became enjoyable after 7-8 hours or so which is frankly too much (and that is why mainline SMT is much better).

A Pretty Panda said:
How come most of Charizard's sprites suck?
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Dragonite's suck even more :(

I like the pokemon and all but I can't use it for that.
 
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Kokonoe

Banned
I'll keep it simple.

1. Combat system is boring and autopilot
2. Am I playing a linear 2D sidescroller, or an RPG?
3. Hope
4. Hope
5. Hope
6. Game drags on like a drag race without the race.

Good sides

1. Sazh
2. Sazh
3. Sazh
 
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tiggerkiddo

Member
And now is where White 2 is beginning to sour on me...

Lentimas is a great looking town though. Officially my favorite town, just wish it was bigger.
 
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ScraftyDevil

Banned
Here's Day 4. Things are starting to heat up!

ScraftyDevil said:
I awoke extremely early today to the sound of loud music emanating from somewhere in the city. My bed was vibrating strangely; as if the earth itself was generating the music. I got out of bed and pressed my ear to the ground and sure enough, the sound got louder. I asked one of the Pokémon Center employees where the noise might be coming from, and they said it was Roxie's band, Dogars, practicing in their underground club. I decided I would go challenge her right then; not only to get a badge, but also some sleep.

Virbank City was a different place in the early morning. There was no hustle and bustle of people or traffic, no buskers occupying the street corners, and the city was unnervingly still, as if it were frozen in time. If not for the loud music and an unknown rancid stench that seemed to be coming from the same direction, it could have been flawlessly serene.

As I descended into the club, both the music and the smell got more intense. I flung open the doors at the bottom of the stairs only to suddenly be hit by a deafening wave of sound. Roxie's band was hammering away at their instruments like madmen, with the Leader and her drummer screaming into the mic just to add to the clustercuss of noise.

I approached Roxie and tried to shout a challenge at her over the loud music, only to be informed by her keen-eared guitarist that the sound was simply too much for her to understand me, and that I would have to defeat the other band members in order to get my challenge across. The guitarist and drummer's Pokémon fought valiantly, but in the end fell to the might of Jake's Water Gun. Roxie, noticing that her backing had stopped abruptly, whirled around and shouted something that sounded vaguely like a threat before hurling her Pokémon into battle.

She called upon a Koffing, the likeness of which was also plastered on all of her band's posters and instruments. It must have been the source of the stench, became it became almost overwhelming upon its appearance. I chose Ike to do battle, thinking that a Gym battle would prove once and for all whether or not he was a worthy addition to my team. Koffing shot forth a blast of toxic gas, but Ike deftly dodged it like a dynamic dancer, and fired a plume of flame that hit its target with a satisfying "FWOOM," and knocking it into the ground. The spherical Pokémon rose weakly back into the air, and I knew that the fight was over before it even had a chance to begin. With another blast of Ember, the Koffing collapsed into a charred, smelly heap.

In commemoration of my victory, I was awarded the Toxic Badge as well as the TM for Venoshock (what is it with Gym Leaders and giving out TMs I have no use for?). Roxie seemed a bit despondent about her loss, but maybe that was just because she would be washing the smell of roasted Koffing out of her clothes for the next month. I ignored her negativity and instead focused my attention and praise on Ike. He performed better than I could have dreamed, and earned his status of a loyal warrior to his trainer.

I'll check out PokéStar studios later this afternoon (Desmond's favourite films are made there, so maybe I can somehow get his attention through them), but for now I need to rest. I have some sleep I need to catch up on.
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