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  3. Posted · Edited by Glen-i
    Man, getting images on mobiles is a nightmare!

    1 hour ago, EEVILMURRAY said:

    I've never played a Suikoden game 🥺

    That's the unique selling point of the series, a ridonkulous amount of playable characters. And seeing as this is a spiritual sequel...

    2 hours ago, Dcubed said:

    The Suikoden series did indeed give you 108 playable characters to collect and battle with in each game; so this game is actually a downgrade by comparison :laughing:

    Actually, the box says "100+", so it may not be a downgrade... I wouldn't be surprised if it ended up being 108.

    Anyway, had a quick peek at that box art, and noticed Hogan was there at the top left. He shows up in Rising, and I'm glad he's playable here. Mainly because he looks like he stepped out of Dillon's Rolling Western!

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     Must be Gallo's long lost cousin, or something...

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  5. Posted · Edited by Glen-i

    45 minutes ago, RedShell said:

    but I think I somehow hit myself (when playing as "Bomberman" Mii Brawler) with the Beetle! :laughing:

    Actually, I noticed this. Any hit to the beetle will reverse it. So you throwing it while you were in Piranha Plant's Poison Cloud was very unwise and hilarious.

    Some really close matches tonight, but a really spectacular finish on the last one. I had no idea you could cancel that into a Final Smash!

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    2 minutes ago, lostmario said:

    Well I didn't brake so meh.. only time I brake in Mario Kart 8 is on 200cc.

    I'm sure I got hit by something that slowed me down but I definitely didn't brake.

    Thinking back on it, it might also be the game correcting your position after dealing with lag.

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    23 minutes ago, Ashley said:

    Shouldn't it be SPRIG-ah-TEE-toh to bring it in line with the Spanish pronunciation of gatito (kitten)?

    Yeah, the thing with official Pokémon pronounciations is that most of it comes from the anime. And when it comes to the English names, that's handled by Americans, who tend to not really care for how certain words are pronounced in other countries.

    The pronounciation for some of the Galar Pokémon will make you want to fold into yourself.

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    1 hour ago, drahkon said:

    Man, you'd think once you've done Act 4 with Aria, the next one (i.e. Act 3) would be easier. BUT NO. It's just difficult in different ways.

    Honestly, I think Zone 3 is the most difficult one. I have to imagine that if you can get past that one, you can get to the end, at least.

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    Princess Peach Will Star As The Main Character In A Brand New Game is effectively a spiritual sequel to the DS title, Super Princess Peach. It's an action-adventure game developed by Good-Feel for the Switch that released quite recently.

    Peach gets an invitation to the Sparkle Theater. Of course, trouble follows Peach like a bad smell, and the theater is almost immediately overtaken by the evil witch, Grape, and her Sour Bunch minions. The performers of the Sparkle Theater are missing, so it falls to Peach to team up with the guardian spirit of the theater, Stella, to utilise the power of Sparkle to take over pivotal roles of various plays and use those abilities to fight back.

    The big selling point here is the various transformations that Peach gets throughout the game. Normally, Peach has a somewhat limited ribbon attack as her only action other then jumping, but when she finds some Sparkle, what she's able to do changes depending on the setting of the play she's in.

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    I don't think that's a real horse?

    This provides a decent amount of variety to gameplay, it's still very simple and an absolute breeze to get through (Good-Feel aren't exactly strangers to that mantra), with the only possible challenge coming from optional things, like finding all the Sparkle Gems dotted throughout the game. There's nothing inherently wrong with an easy game, and I enjoyed my time with it.

    The aesthetic style in this game is great! Loads of nice touches that sell the idea of everything taking place on a stage. Another nice detail is Peach herself. Her animations all change to reflect the costume she's in, and it's really impressive. It can't be faulted, in that regard.
    That said, the frame rate of this game takes a noticable dip at times, this only seems to happen in the hub area, and cutscenes, so it doesn't affect actual gameplay, making it merely a minor annoyance.

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    I swear, it was like this when I got here!

    The music is... fine. Doesn't really stand out to me, though.

    So yeah, this is a fun game. Doesn't set the world alight, mind.

    Spoiler

    Sea of Stars
    Chained Echoes
    Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
    Princess Peach Will Star As The Main Character In A Brand New Game

     

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  17. Posted · Edited by Glen-i

    Oh my god... I've completely forgotten the name of this region... Lemme just check Serebii...

    Right! Generation 9, or Scarlet and Violet, are set in the Paldea region, a region I totally didn't forget the name of because I literally fell asleep playing it at one point. This region is based on the Iberian Peninsula, which consists of Spain, Portugal, and Andorra. That said, Paldea mostly focuses on the Spanish aspect of it, with a hint of Portugal in some areas. This game is the series' first fully open world game, so naturally, I hate it. But this is a thread about the Pokémon themselves, so that's not important one bit.

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    Sprigatito (SPRIG-uh-TEE-toh) is basically "Litten, but Grass Type". Try and convince me otherwise! It's actually quite astonishing how, lame, this starter is. Pokémon has certainly had it's fair share of cats, so it wouldn't be so bad, but we just had a cat starter two generations ago, and Sprigatito doesn't do anything to distinguish itself from that.
    Paldea's first gym is Bug type, well, I say "first", but you can do the gyms in any order, technically, and the intended order is unintuitive and confusing, so it doesn't matter too much here.

    At least Floragato (FLOR-uh-GAH-toh) goes bipedal quicker then the Litten line. That's all I've got.

    Thankfully, Meowscarada (MEOW-skah-RAH-da) manages to be somewhat different to Incineroar. The Paldean starters have a common theming of the three main pillars of the entertainment industry, it kinda feels like Game Freak wanted another crack at the Gen 7 theming. Anyway, Meowscarada represents acting, specifically the kind of acting you see in the theater. That flower bud that seems to be floating is actually suspended by Meowscarada's reflective fur, an obvious nod to a common trick for a similar effect in theaters.

    Anyway, Meowscarada is Grass/Dark and it's signature move is "Flower Trick" a 70 power, physical Grass attack that never misses and always lands a critical hit! Because of this, it's effectively 105 power, which is amazing! Man, if Inteleon had a move like that, it would probably be really great in battles! 
    As well as that, it's hidden ability is "Protean", sure, it's the nerfed version, but it still helps. Couple those with Meowscarada's base 123 speed (Higher then Cinderace!), and you've got a Grass starter that is far and away, the best one ever.

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    Fuecoco (fwey-KO-ko) is the closest you're getting to a Bubble Dragon in Pokémon. No, seriously. Everyone thinks so, it's not even remotely subtle!

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    I'm amazed Taito didn't sue!

    It's a crocodile-pepper hybrid and is impossibly cute. The colouring on it's face (And the evolutions) is very likely to be referencing calaveras, decorative skulls that are associated with the Day of the Dead celebrations.
    Yeah, I know, that's more of a Mexican tradition, but I can't think of what else it could be.

    Crocalor (KROCK-uh-lor) replaces the peppery tufts with some kind of bird nest. And yes, it does look a bit like a Sombrero.

    Skeledirge (SKEL-uh-durj) is a strange Pokémon. It's a quadruped, when the previous two evolutions were bipedal. You don't see that often in Pokémon.
    Anyway, it's Fire/Ghost, which lends further credence to the whole Day of the Dead connection, and the egg has hatched into a bird now. Skeledirge commands that bird by singing (Guess what the theme is with this Pokémon) into a fiery microphone. You can't see it in the artwork, so...

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    The move above is Torch Song, an 80 power, Special Fire attack that also raises Skeledirge's Special Attack. Considering Skeledirge has good Defense and HP, those stat boosts can start making quite the difference if it hangs around long enough.

    Skeledirge is, decent, simply put. It's got a decent Hidden Ability in Unaware, and it's stats complement it's signature move, but Meowscarada completely eclipses it. A shame too, because Skeledirge is a very cool Pokémon.

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    According to the Pokédex, Quaxly (KWACKS-lee) originally migrated to Paldea from "a distant land". The game doesn't elaborate on that, so it's anyone's guess if it will actually amount to anything.
    I'm not sure if it was here, but I somewhat recall someone calling it "Admiral Quacks", I dunno, that name amuses me. The evolutions do not go in that direction, mind.

    Blah, blah, blah. Quaxwell (KWACKS-well), middle evolution, moving on.

    Quaquaval (KWACK-wuh-vul) rounds off this trio of entertainment with dancing. Naturally, the animal of reference shifts from a duck, to a peacock with this evolution.

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    This thing has great animations, by the way. You wouldn't be able to create a Pokémon like this in the 2D style games.
    That said, this Pokémon seems to be a reference to the Rio Festival in Brazil. At least, that's what comes to my mind. If @Jonnas wants to chime in with some thoughts on what else these Pokémon could be referring to, go right ahead, this is probably the only set of Pokémon where I'm not the best person to ask here.

    But I can damn well tell you how it performs competitively! Quaquaval's signature move is "Aqua Step", an 80 power, physical Water attack that raises Quaquaval's Speed. Yeah, it's sort of similar to Rillaboom's Drum Beating, probably a little better though, because raising your stats is generally better then lowering the opponent's. Combine this move with it's hidden ability, "Moxie" which raises it's Attack every time it knocks out a Pokémon, and you have a great revenge killer Pokémon. Problem is, apart from it's Attack, the rest of it's stats are about average, so it struggles in the insane competitive scene with Generation 9.

    And we're done! That's all of the starters! Generation 9 ends on a relatively good note for me here. Skeledirge and Quaquaval are very cool designs, but I'm not keen on Meowscarada. I just don't like it's face.

    Anyway, seeing as we're at the end of our starter journey, it's time for me to flaunt my absolutely impeccable opinion by ranking the Pokémon here.

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    Gonna keep it to one Pokémon per generation for these.

    1. Grovyle
    2. Rillaboom
    3. Serperior
    4. Chesnaught
    5. Ivysaur
    6. Torterra
    7. Decidueye
    8. Meganium
    9. Meowscarada
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    1. Skeledirge
    2. Incineroar
    3. Infernape
    4. Charizard
    5. Emboar
    6. Typhlosion
    7. Blaziken
    8. Cinderace
    9. Delphox
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    1. Inteleon
    2. Greninja
    3. Feraligatr
    4. Swampert
    5. Quaquaval
    6. Samurott
    7. Empoleon
    8. Primarina
    9. Blastoise

    Anyway, you probably noticed that I included the pronounciations for these Pokémon in this post. You see, I recently discovered that @Serebii has a page documenting all the official pronounciation for almost all of the Pokémon. I'll be retroactively adding these pronounciations to the older posts here.

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  23. Posted · Edited by Glen-i

    7 hours ago, drahkon said:

    That was a decent run. Until I died for the first time. Then it was all downhill and you carried me :D

    Edit: I assume you leaving the session means it's the end? :p
    Perfect timing because I need to leave anyways!

    Yeah, lunch just arrived, and it felt like we were around an hour in.

    We did it in the end. That went my way as soon as I got that Platinum Longsword/Boots of Might combo on the second floor! I was two shotting everything in sight from relative safety!
    I like what they did with the NecroDancer fight in co-op. it's a small thing, but appreciated!

    EDIT: We didn't do too bad when it came to the leaderboard.

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    11 minutes ago, drahkon said:

    Oh crap, I totally forgot.
    I could be online in about 20 minutes and have time for maybe an hour or so!

    Well, when you're ready, you should be able to find the lobby titled "Super Friend Dance"
    Only the coolest of names for us!

    Pass code is 4444.

    I'll do an All-Zones Mode run, unless you want to do something else.

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