so i beat the game, finally

6/10, i think

definitely the worst and most underwhelming games in the main series so far, but not as bad as reddit wants you to think

i have some more in-depth thoughts that i might divulge later, but i'll leave at this for now

Quote from: Verbatim on December 15, 2019, 01:29:39 PM

so i beat the game, finally

6/10, i think

definitely the worst and most underwhelming games in the main series so far, but not as bad as reddit wants you to think

i have some more in-depth thoughts that i might divulge later, but i'll leave at this for now

what did you think of the battle against the unbeatable™ champion?

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i actually found it enjoyable, i was surprised to see his team competently leveled with mine

 my strongest pokemon was only, like, 2 levels higher than his, and i barely won the battle with 2 (both badly weakened) pokes

yeah, i had a similar experience


i still have around 45 pokemon to get before my dex is complete, so i can see myself continuing to play for the foreseeable future, which i genuinely cannot say for a lot of games that i'd consider to be a 6/10

here's how i'd rate every new pokemon

roughly ordered, no gigantamax

pretty good dex all around, imo

Shiny Pumpkaboo I found a couple weeks ago (it's a Gourgeist now)
https://twitter.com/jacob_potila/status/1201971092631379968

Shiny Gastly I found a couple days ago (it's a Haunter now)
https://twitter.com/jacob_potila/status/1206716759631286272

the fact that they were glowing in the overworld is just a coincidence

both have the square animations, which are new to this gen, but it doesn't really mean anything

it's nice being able to clip these moments

i only need like 25 more pokemon to complete the dex, so maybe if i breed another shiny gastly or something, i'll be able to use that to leverage a zacian--otherwise, i'm not sure how i'm gonna get one of those

oh and also it seems like ive caught everything i could, it doesnt recommend me anything to catch anymore

im about 305/400 now

i wish we had a system where we could deposit a pokemon for another, or look through what others are offering, across the globe

but silly me with preposterous thoughts

Shiny Gengar is the most disappointing shit EVER

too bad you cant mega evolve

I did it

in spite of everything, at least i was able to fulfill my childhood dream of catching 'em all some of 'em

Why does your character look like Tatsuya from Gundam Build Fighters

this was your first time completing the pokedex? what did you think of it?

personally, i enjoy catching/evolving every pokemon, even if it does take a while

i'm so glad dynamaxing is banned now

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1034589060

i'm getting gen 5 vibes from this meta

God damn why does this game look so bad compared to other switch titles, botw is beautiful

And the models are so desaturated does GF hate colour or something. That's been a problem since 3D , let's bring back sprites

oh my god it's fucking over

Quote from: Verbatim on December 15, 2019, 01:29:39 PM

but not as bad as reddit wants you to think

ditto, no pun intended

half the supposed issues i probably wouldnt bat an eyelid at were it not put under the microscope, in the end I had fun, which is still more than i can say for a lot of other games

there are definitely some questionable game design decisions, but otherwise it is mostly the sound of angery gamers

at this point, i'm anxious to see how GF will move forward with future generations--the backlash seemed so intense for a while there, but at the same time, it didn't seem to affect their sales whatsoever, so who knows what'll happen

good to see you btw

so on top of 3v3 being cancer, level 50 fucking stupid as well

i didn't think it would matter that much, because you're effectively just cutting a level 100 pokemon's stats in half, right?

but as it turns out, there are instances where it can completely throw your entire strategy off

I have everything fully invested into my Raichu's Speed stat, bringing its total to 350, which is the absolute highest it can go without items. On top of this, I'm having it hold a Choice Scarf, because he's designed to be a hit-and-run sort of Pokémon. This brings the stat up to 525, which is fuck you speed. Even with boosts, most Pokémon are going to struggle outspeeding that. The only notable example is Barraskewda in rain.

What's really cool about this setup is that it's enough to outspeed a Shell Smashed Cloyster by a single point, and Raichu's Volt Switch is strong enough to one-shot the thing. It's probably one of the most efficient yet least expected ways to punish that otherwise terrifying strategy.

However, as I've just discovered, this only applies if the Pokémon are set to level 100.

If they're set to level 50, like they are in Galar's ranked matches, it doesn't just cut the stats in half. It fucks with the numbers in such a way that the reverse becomes true: After a Shell Smash, Cloyster actually outspeeds my Scarfed Raichu by a single point. It's not even tied. So instead of one-shotting the Cloyster, it's now one-shotting me because of some weird fucking algorithmic deviation bullshit. That fucking sucks.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

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Both found on the same day. What is HAPPENING

Oh fuck nice