[PkmnMstr]

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Originally Posted by Bigrich71

Thanks, that helped a lot. Now to just get a pokemon that has flame body or magma armor.

Also went looking for a talonflame and wow the requests are crazy.

Easiest way is just to evolve a Fletchling. I happen to keep one on my team, so I was covered when I wanted to make eggs.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

After the story in Black and White (which I considered pretty good) I can see how one might feel that way. This story is thinner, but it's more of a story that Gens 1 or 2 had. About on par with 3's I would say (in terms of complexity), and I don't know what Gen 4's story is like.

I dunno man, maybe there really are things you can grow out of. When I was like five or whatever, with my first Gameboy, Pokémon was incredible. You had this whole world in your hands, your world, your own little gang of friends and it was just incredible.

And although I don't believe in reinventing the wheel, given all the technological advances in the last fifteen years Pokémon seems to only just now be advancing.

White and White 2 were a step in the right direction, the stories although primitive, made it feel more like an actual....game, and not just a repetitive loop of battle after battle. But I feel like Y is a step in the wrong direction, stripping all the story and complexity White and White 2 added and focusing entirely on advancing the visuals instead.

If Y had the same gorgeous visuals, but attempted to build upon the depth, continuity and complexity W/W2 brought to the table, it may well have been a masterpeice but instead it just feels more like a showroom demo.

[Klonoahedgehog]

I had another encounter with a trainer via street pass. This was funny when we were battling i was walking through walmart, i looked up and saw the guy i was battling giving me an awkward look then he closed hi's 3DS and walked away.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

After the story in Black and White (which I considered pretty good) I can see how one might feel that way. This story is thinner, but it's more of a story that Gens 1 or 2 had. About on par with 3's I would say (in terms of complexity), and I don't know what Gen 4's story is like.

Wow, you really consider X and Y to have that terrible a story? Damn, that's cold. I mean, they're not super amazing, but really, as terribly linear and poor as Gen 3's?

Gen 4 had a better story, I believe, but none of the Pokemon games have particularly good stories, really.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Wow, you really consider X and Y to have that terrible a story? Damn, that's cold. I mean, they're not super amazing, but really, as terribly linear and poor as Gen 3's?

Gen 4 had a better story, I believe, but none of the Pokemon games have particularly good stories, really.

No. I'm fine with it. It's just not as complex as Black and White. (and granted it's been at least 10 years since I've played Gen 3, so my memories are hazy.)

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

No. I'm fine with it. It's just not as complex as Black and White. (and granted it's been at least 10 years since I've played Gen 3, so my memories are hazy.)

I actually didn't think Black and White were complex in the slightest. The game had story beats every 10 steps, yes, but that doesn't make it more complex. That just made it tedious and linear since the game played itself for you. N's story and background are played up, but are laughably simple when you get down to it, Ghetsis is revealed to be as generic a villain as every other Pokemon bad guy, and the story of Reshiram and Zekrom amount to nothing, since they're just extensions of N's 'story' and N is revealed to be nowhere near as important as everyone thought he was, just a tool used by Ghetsis, and nothing more.

[SideswipePrime]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I actually didn't think Black and White were complex in the slightest. The game had story beats every 10 steps, yes, but that doesn't make it more complex. That just made it tedious and linear since the game played itself for you. N's story and background are played up, but are laughably simple when you get down to it, Ghetsis is revealed to be as generic a villain as every other Pokemon bad guy, and the story of Reshiram and Zekrom amount to nothing, since they're just extensions of N's 'story' and N is revealed to be nowhere near as important as everyone thought he was, just a tool used by Ghetsis, and nothing more.

I was just saying that I felt it had more of a story than generations before it. I do agree that Gethsis' reveal did suck. It would've been nice to see a guy who legitimately believes that capturing Pokémon is evil.

EDIT: As for Lysandre. I feel he is one of the more interesting Pokémon Villians, since his motivations weren't just "I wanna rule the world, because I'm evil!"

[Locke]

Oh yeah W/B's story sucked, but it had one, that is the point. This game was a step backwards, not forwards.

[Klonoahedgehog]

Is it weird to say that Clemont, Serena and Bonnie are my favorite Ash travel companions since Hoenn?

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Klonoahedgehog

Is it weird to say that Clemont, Serena and Bonnie are my favorite Ash travel companions since Hoenn?

I find it weirder you liked May and Max...

Anyway, apparently Global Link displays a handy little picture of your first Hall of Fame team. That's nice~


Oh, and stumbled across this. Don't know if it's been posted or not. If it has, don't care. Posting it again.