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You mean valley girls? I mean, possibly, but I'm still not sure if that's what influenced Ganguro/Kogal girls. I'm not sure if they're not influenced by that either.

And yeah if you look at it that way it looks a little more platypus like, but that's not the official artwork of Psyduck. I dunno. It could go either way I guess.

Well my first pic was the first official art for Psyduck, and I still say he doesn't look like a duck. The beak, feet, hands (not wings), habitat and even movesets/evolution all say it's loosely based on a platypus. Besides, he's cuter that way

This post has been edited by Bourbon: 29 November 2011 - 08:32 PM

Hey Bourbon, weren't you the one who got pissed off at me for saying Black and White were crap games? I'm curious, did you like those?

I wouldn't say I was pissed, it's actually VERY hard to even annoy me. I happened to like them, the story was pretty good considering it's Pokemon, the metagame is solid and the Pokemon designs really grew on me. There's lots of neat little things throughout that you find while playing (the one girl at the ferris wheel actually made me sad), and it's fun looking for them. It's not perfect, but I think Black and White could be the awkward precursor to some really fulfilling Pokemon games in the future. The online features and stuff aren't bad either, Poke-Skyping with the girlfriend is nice.

I probably shouldn't have not used that word. I didn't really mean pissed, I just failed to... screw it man, I used the wrong word and I'm not even going to justify myself.

Yeah the game wasn't bad, I just think the game itself and it's Pokemon looked ugly. That being said, I found a suitable in game team that was visually pleasing for me. It could definitely spawn better games in the future. Didn't bother with the only bits and as for story, from what I remember it was fine, but who the hell plays Pokemon for the story? I play for the cute little animals I can force to fight for me.

But common Bourbon wtf at the Water Starter. It's final form was weird as hell.

Hey! Don't disrespect Oshawott. It's the fucking bomb.


And Samurott has epic beard.

MintyLimeGreen, on 29 November 2011 - 10:08 PM, said:

No, no. The first two forms of otter dude are fine, but the final form doesn't fit for some reason. I mean it does, but... Argh... I can't explain it. It's not ugly really, but it was a huge wtf moment for me. And then I just used stuck up snake thing because the pig was Fire/Fighting again and I was so tired of it.

But no the game wasn't terrible, just on par with Ruby/Sapphire for me, which I also didn't like. To be honest, I think I liked Platinum a lot more than any of them. Well if you don't count HeartGold and SoulSilverohgodiamsuchanerd

I thought so at first too, like the first two are great and then suddenly Narwhal Neckbeard. I think it's just the in game art though that makes it looks so 'tarded, since it's on all fours. When it's standing and actually using it's swords, suddenly not so gay. More 'come at me bro'.



What designs don't you like, specifically? There were a lot I thought were stupid but now I really like.

This post has been edited by Bourbon: 01 December 2011 - 07:32 PM

Like, Pokemon designs? I think a lot of them were trying too hard to do too much all at once and others just looked retarded in general.

I think my favorites are Lilligant, Zebstrika (Electric Rapidash!) Chandelure, Dwebble (Crustle looked retarded as hell. Way to drop the ball man.) Whimsicott, Krokorok (Evolved form wasn't as funny.) Excadrill, The Monkey Trio (I love the idea behind them. See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil.) and the Ghost Jellyfish because it is so pompous and ridiculous.

Whimsicott was soooooo cute.

Also, the reason Samurott is a bit weird is because Oshawott is and otter, Dewott is an otter, but Samurott is a sea lion.

Also also, Samurott has fucking swords in his armor!

Yeah, I realize the whole, otter, otter, wtfsealion. Thing. At least they kept the whole sword/shell thing. He's not horrible, he's just... weird. Anyways...

Whimsicott is indeed soooooo cute. It's a sheep/ram/ball of cotton and it's just so huggable looking.

I like Whimsicott, I had been hoping they'd do some kind of cottonplant sheep thing ever since I learned about them. Reuniclus too! Cellular division/homunculus fetus Pokemon? Yes please. Plus, it's so effin' cute. I named mine JellyBaby :3

This post has been edited by Bourbon: 01 December 2011 - 07:32 PM

I felt the urge to post this.

This made me laugh.



WARNING: Contains crude, vulgar humor.

I just spent 80 bucks on getting some old cards.


Money well spent.

Out of the black and white games, I believe I liked Chandelure, Eelektross, Bisharp, and Darmanitan the most. The first three look awesome, and Darmanitan just has some oddball charm to it. I also think goth-stereotype pokemon is pretty bitching.

Not one but, two new Pokémon games in place of a Grey version along with two alternate forms for Kyurem.

Personally, the alt forms are the most uninspired things I've seen from Gamefreak since Reshiram and Zekrom themselves and the two new games thing seems like a total cash grab but, my inner twelve year-old is positively pumped.

What say you?

Personally, I can't stand generation 5 pokemon. Sure, there's a few good ones, but there's enough bad ones to make me want to avoid black/white like the plague.

This post has been edited by Johnny Hurricane: 26 February 2012 - 12:03 AM

Welp, it was known that Reshiram had formes that weren't released. Probably there won't be many new pokemon appearing. Expect only Keldeo, Genesect and Meloetta.





Site.

This post has been edited by jackkuro: 26 February 2012 - 12:29 AM

I would rather see a gen-3 remake. Gen 3 hasn't been remade for the DS. Or a Gen 1 remake would be amazing on so many levels. But instead, we get gen 5 version 2. Stay classy, Nintendo.

A gen 3 remake isn't necessary though, since the games can be ported B&W fairly easily, whereas many pokemon from Gen 1 and 2 were difficult to get in Gens 3 and 4 (not all pokemon were made available in Gen 3, whereas there are no Gen 3 Pokemon unavailable to Gens 4 and 5).

As awesome as it is, it would be redundant and unnecessary at least until a Pokemon game is made that uses the 3DS exclusively.

Well JH, they appear to be handling B&W 2 as the special edition of this generation (Read, like Crystal, Emerald or Platinum), so it's something that was to be expected, even if most people expected the title to be Pokemon Gray (I think they even had the name booked). Also it's apparently being to be released on the regular DS rahter than the 3DS.

What is weird is that it is Black and White 2. Most special edition pokemon games have minor changes here and there, but the 2 implies a full sequel, at least story-wise, which I think Nintendo doesn't do too often.

Also, the name of the formes are "Black Kyurem" and "White Kyurem" -__-"

This post has been edited by jackkuro: 26 February 2012 - 02:01 AM

I d'aaaawwwwed like a little girl. This seems to be an appropriate place to put this.

jackkuro, on 26 February 2012 - 01:54 AM, said:

Or ever, really. Least, not with Pokémon. I'm really /really/ hoping that's what this is because, while it wasn't the most amazing plot in a video game, I really dug it and it helped me stay interested enough to finish it. Also, there were enough (probably intentionally) unresolved plot strings such as the identity of the Shadow Triad (who I'd bet [minor spoiler?] are the first three gym leaders), the whereabouts of Ghetsis and, most importantly I think, the whereabouts of N which, according to Looker, is in a "faraway land" that is implied to be Hoenn. All that being said, it's important to note that both game logos for Black and White 2 have a color (blue and red respectively) which could imply that traveling to Hoenn or even the game taking place in Hoenn is entirely a possibility! All that being said, I really hope the game is in fact a full-fledged direct sequel and, as a result, we'll be getting two new protagonists because trying to carry over the party data and shit would be pretty fucking boring for those that got their dream party to level on hundred...

I'm sorry, was this too much, this may have been too much...

Personally I've had a dream for a long time that they'd make Pokemon Sepia or something, where you play as a young Professor Oak/Agatha, your Pokedex is literally a notebook where you can sketch the Pokemon you find with the touch screen, and there's almost a crafting system to use berries and apricorns to make potions and pokeballs. Also, Giovanni (or maybe Giovanni's father) is your rival. It'd be set in another region entirely, which would explain why Oak is an accomplished professor but doesn't know the Pokemon of Gen 1- Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur are from his region, there aren't any wild ones in Kanto. We'd get new Pokemon, possibly offshoots of Gen 1 storyline/characters, and throughout the game you help advance the budding sport of Pokemon training.

Bourbon, on 27 February 2012 - 12:18 AM, said:

Someone email Nintendo because that is fucking brilliant. Now I'm sad that it'll probably never happen.

Wow, Bourbon, that's a really awesome idea! Unfortunately, it would require getting rid of a lot of game mechanics that have been staples in the series for some time, the most prevalent of those being breeding. On that basis alone, Gamefreak would likely scrap the idea but, man, I'd be all fucking for it!

Alternatively, present this idea to a rom-hacking forum board seeing as everyone and their mother does pokemon rom hacks these days...

This post has been edited by Mikaro: 28 February 2012 - 04:50 AM

I was thinking of rom-hacks, I could do the pixel art and new Pokemon designs (I do it all the time anyway), but as far as the technical stuff is concerned it's all Greek to me. I really need friends in those fields...

And I don't see why breeding couldn't be introduced. Since Bill's PC wouldn't be around for obvious reasons, I thought a revamping of the storage system was in order-You could carry more Pokemon with you on your journey in your bag, up to maybe 25 or something (though you're still limited to six to a party). You can empty your bag in any Traveler's Inn, which would be used to rest and would eventually become Pokecenters. Pokemon you deposit there could be transferred back and forth via carrier-pidgeot. It'd also be interesting to have either farms or fields you could leave two Pokemon in and have them breed that way, maybe even make breeding and discovering eggs part of the story.

Man, wouldn't it be cool if part of the plot was finding eggs that hatch into the legendary birds?

True, this game would be vastly different from the originals, but I think Pokemon is starting to take big steps. Maybe someday they'd start a radical project like this. If not, I still have a shit ton of Fakemon I could turn into sprites for a fun pet project...

I only mention breeding because in canon, it's a new discovery to Oak himself in Gold/Silver/Crystal/etc.

Not sure how I'd feel about carrying 25 with you although, I get how it could replace the box thing. But, the carrier pigeon/pidgey thing sounds pretty cool! Also, while I don't think Gamefreak is taking GIANT steps, they certainly have taken two big steps with the addition of a true plot and now (what we can only assume are) direct sequels to said plot.

God danmit, now I will look like a poser for claiming to have thought of this before bourbon brought it up. Regardless, he thought of it on his own and I never opened my mouth so I will just deal with it.

I was actualy going to try and make that rom hack but I was inturupted by the fact that I am a lazy good for nothing who never gets 5% of the way into anything.

This post has been edited by Craft aids: 28 February 2012 - 06:07 PM

I saw that idea on FunnyJunk a few months ago.

Now I don't feel like a poser!

It's a pretty old idea actually, there's concept art some of us did and everything. There was a big thread on /vp/ about it with me and some others bouncing ideas back and forth. That might've been back when it was /tr/ though...