Pokemon Black and White

[Prpl_Mage]

The last games have tried to be all modern. Terms like Lol and Rofl, Owned, Noob and such appear more often. But that is getting more and more common all around, mash in one liners and some meaningless ramblings in-between
Also this one particular game is trying to create an image of the gym leaders before you can beat the living crap out of them (not the first gym though). That Burgh guy for example play some role before actually being defeated. Although that one leader was... fail, her sprite is even thinner than the rest of the NPCs...


I just love Pendra/Scolipede... It's the first bug that I actually don't hate. The design is not that of a puny bug with eating disorder, this brutal **** will break your bones if you stomp on any part of it. And well, poison type kinda suck, but that's expected from a Bug. Poison tail at lvl 14 and then Venomshock soon after, good enough. Finding the X-scissor Tm made my day though.

[Valiere]

I enjoyed the net lingo from D/P. I don't think they went overboard with it...occasionally someone would say "You just got owned" or "Galactic power for the win!" but people weren't constantly saying "lolwtfsroflcopter." I remember some funny moments, like the sign in the Galactic HQ that reads, "Make sure the bed is unoccupied before lying in it."

And I actually really like the Bug type...There are a lot of interesting bug pokemon and bug moves. I'd consider it up there with my other favorite types, Grass, Psychic, and Ghost.

In other news, this thing is frightening.

[Archem]

Agreed. My brother was fighting one yesterday, and I about shat my pants.

[Natako]

I like it...though it kind of looks like a trio of Unown mated with a Ho-oh.

[Valiere]

Well, wait til you actually see it animated in-battle. It's a touch unnerving.

[SaiKar]

Well, I was just tanking a nap, but all I remember is the booming voice at the end saying "GO. BUY. BLACK." and then me waking up like 30 seconds ago.

So... uh... I guess I'm going to do that.

[Archem]

I would do that. Some sort of Hellspawn seems intent on unleashing horrors, and they're not the type to be fucked with. Kind of like the Wu-Tang Clan.

[SaiKar]

Wtf @ the opening movie

Juniper is hot.

[Prpl_Mage]

This game has the oddest movie at the start. Must be the first time an intro doesn't show a single pokémon...

I'm still curious of how old Juniper is, she seems a bit more... Full of life than previous fossils.

[SaiKar]

So the bad guys are "Team Plasma"

That are all dressed up light knights

And want to liberate Pokemon from being used by humans, or something.

I mean, I like the idea... but what does plasma have to do with knights, and why would a chivalrous order devoted to tradition and social status want to stir up that sort of revolution? It's like the game designers just draw these things totally out of a hat.

I am liking what I've seen so far though. I think a lot of Brieg's bitching is just that - bitching. The opening was fun and different, having the two friends/rivals makes it feel sort of like I'm adventuring in a party, all the people that want to battle is really keeping me on my toes, and the plot focus is already shaping up to be a pretty interesting story. I mean, take away all this stuff and it's just the old games again. The old games were good, but we've done all that. I'm a bit sick of just grinding levels.

[Prpl_Mage]

So the bad guys are "Team Plasma"
That are all dressed up light knights
And want to liberate Pokemon from being used by humans, or something.
I mean, I like the idea... but what does plasma have to do with knights, and why would a chivalrous order devoted to tradition and social status want to stir up that sort of revolution? It's like the game designers just draw these things totally out of a hat.

Well, they are following the their leader and the advisers. Dedication towards their ruler and stuff.

I am liking what I've seen so far though. I think a lot of Brieg's bitching is just that - bitching. The opening was fun and different, having the two friends/rivals makes it feel sort of like I'm adventuring in a party, all the people that want to battle is really keeping me on my toes, and the plot focus is already shaping up to be a pretty interesting story. I mean, take away all this stuff and it's just the old games again. The old games were good, but we've done all that. I'm a bit sick of just grinding levels.

Couldn't put it any better myself.
Love how I've pretty much never felt the urge to grind, I get plenty of exp killing things and most trainers vary their teams later on so you actually use more pokés than those with fighting moves that can exterminate a Rattata hive.

also [spoiler=Future items given to ya']You get a Lucky egg after the 5th gym or so, makes my trouble grinding chansey's at the safari zone seem in vain... As well as doing that annoying side quest in X.D. Makes my life easy.
Also, I run around with 2 exp shares, got another one after showing a fella my swoobat with max affection.[/spoiler]

[Archem]

I'm still curious of how old Juniper is, she seems a bit more... Full of life than previous fossils.

Let me tell you which part(s) of her is full of all that life...

[Valiere]

I mean, I like the idea... but what does plasma have to do with knights, and why would a chivalrous order devoted to tradition and social status want to stir up that sort of revolution?

Think Knight Templar.


I also agree with you guys -- I like the rivals' involvement in the game. It makes you feel like you three really are going on an adventure together.

[Archem]

I love constantly being pestered by them. It's almost like having friends!

I liked them before it was cool.

[Natako]

What are these "friends" that you guys speak of? Can I eat them?