Pokémon (Not-So) Griefing Thread - Scarlet and Violet Released with 10 Million Copies in First 3 Days in Buggy States

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Dual Rectifier said:
Well...no, that's not all they added. First off, it's called hyperbole. Second of all, I'm talking about this.

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I'm not a fan of the fact they used a randomization algorithm that is seeded when you start the game to determine skin color of NPCs with palettes that look more like sprite errors than different skin colors. It feels more like an afterthought than genuinely trying for some sort of diversity. Hell, there are tons of confused people on the Discord for it that post about it, to the sarcastic derision of the owners.

I'm not personally a fan of it, and I rolled back to a version that has all those features, but without this particular half-baked feature. If anyone wants that version, I can send over the IPS patch. You certainly won't find it anywhere on there anymore.
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Oh wow! I remember when I saw a YouTuber make a video about this and how great the gameplay is and has customisation, which I love in a game but now has been tainted by forced diversity. Keyword FORCED because Shockslayer labels you a racist if you want to turn the feature off.
Is there anywhere I can keep up on this drama? I don't want to derail the thread but this looks entertaining.
 
Almost done with it. Simultaneously the best and worst Pokemon game ever.

Pros:
- the wild area is without question the most fun I've had with any of these games in years. Running around a massive, open world and being surprised at what I could find ate up hours that just flew by. I hope more than anything that is kept in the series and expanded upon.

- variety of pokemon right from the start is insane. Shit like Machop and Tyrogue right from the start was ridiculous and I felt like I was able to actually build a team based off of things I wanted to build a team out of, not what I was forced to make due with with whatever happened to be around at the time, and then boxed up when I finally got what I actually wanted. Stumbling onto an Eevee at pretty much the start of the game blew my mind. Can't say enough good things about the variety of creatures you run into.

- raids ended up being way more fun than I expected and pissed away a ton of time on those

- Exp share was good to prevent grinding

Cons:

- story is shit and as hand-holding as anything and only served to infuriate me. I mentioned it before but as a grown adult I found it consistently a detraction from fun, and something I said I think only children (the target demo) would likely hate even more than me. I don't think it's as bad as Sun and Moon was (I vividly remember that games shit tier narrative enraging me by just by pumping the breaks on the gameplay so often) but it's still an annoyance I can't help but mention.

- Difficulty is nil. I curbstomped every gym leader in my first try, sometime seven as I was distracted by music or YouTube videos playing in the background. I can't even chalk this u to being an expert who knew of type advantages because of my experience with the series, as enough of these were new, or ones I didn't like from previous games and thus knew little about. Didn't matter, completely demolished nearly everything on the first try. "Team Yell" also served to prove little challenge whenever they popped up.

- Very little in terms of actual exploration, while I mentioned enjoying the wild areas, very little of it wasn't laid out directly in front of me. None of the cave systems or open water navigation of previous games and it results in a noticeable dip in fun. I feel like this goes along with the "hand holding" I complained about with the story, as Point A to Point B is almost always a straight shot. Spending time on the routes to hunt monsters is a nice distraction, but those routes are always direct trails specifically where you need to go.

- Exp share, likely contributed to said lack of difficulty. Makes leveling up a single Pokemon a hassle as everyone else incrementally levels up alongside them anyway. Rare candy and Exp candy from raids were a worthwhile substitute, but I would have prefered to just be able to turn off Exp Share temporarily instead of just relying on raid rewards.


According to the save screen, I've spend roughly 40 hours on it so far and haven't beaten it yet (very close though) and can't say I haven't had a shitload of fun with it, but problems are noticeable and tbh unforgivable this far along in the series. Overall grade B-/C+.
 
I've already ranted about this before, but now that we have more info it's fucking ridiculous just how overtly favored Cinderace is.

Number of attacking move types:
Rillaboom, 7
Inteleon, 8
Cinderace, 12

Signature move power:
Rillaboom, base 80
Inteleon, base 80
Cinderace, base 120

Number of signature moves:
Rillaboom, 1
Inteleon, 1
Cinderace, 2

Hidden abilities:
Rillaboom, Grassy Terrain
Inteleon, Sniper
Cinderace, Libero (aka Protean, funtions exactly the same way)

The only area where it isn't blatantly better is single stat totals with Rillaboom's Attack and Inteleon's Sp. Attack coming in at 125, while Cinderace's best stat is Speed at 119. And even then, that other signature move? Yeah, it's one of the most broken ones they've ever introduced. Court Change switches around entry hazards and screens (say you've set up Sticky Web and Stealth Rock and have dual screens on your side of the field, Court Change can switch them around so your opponent suddenly has your screens while you're suddenly burdened by your own hazards in a single turn).

And then you remember Scorbunny is the only starter shown in the anime's marketing. Real subtle GF, real fuckin' subtle... I'd argue this is the worst case of starter favoritism in the franchise short of Charizard, and even then Zard only started getting super special treatment from gen VI onward, Cinderace is getting all of this shit fresh out the goddamn gate.
 
Pokemon clover is genius because the chan culture makes it so kotaku won’t make an article about it and draw attention.
 
rotollo said:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=eePF2gui5UsPressing X on this shit but still an interesting watch
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Yeah, hard press on X for that. Not only is there no actual evidence backing up that this is a person who I've seen on twitter sucking on Distant Kingdom's wang whenever he can. Even the 'video evidence' is extremely questionable on that.

Especially when the person giving answeres is named Bi-Bop-Bippity, and not to mention there are obvious edits in the video that skip between minutes of time so there's obviously information missing.

Also, the link to the interview is now gone.


So we can't even verify if the interview is correct.

What bullshit.
 
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Nauseated Courgi said:
Looks like Davo_ made a review on sword and shield. I'd say he did a decent job.

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Pokémon: Sword and Shield - Good, Bad and Ugly (Review)

if there's one thing that Sword and Shield made me feel, it's pure ambivalence. despite my pathetic, nostalgic bias, this new entry to the Pokémon series doe...
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so basically "its okay, just not worth 60 bucks, wait for a price drop or when it's 30 bucks used/for ULTRA CHANGES"
Floop said:
Australians make the best content, even if their country isn’t real and their internet is slower than a brick.
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thats because the land down under has a sense of humor and don't take themselves that seriously, Except abos
 
OddEyes said:
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Yeah, hard press on X for that. Not only is there no actual evidence backing up that this is a person who I've seen on twitter sucking on Distant Kingdom's wang whenever he can. Even the 'video evidence' is extremely questionable on that.

Especially when the person giving answeres is named Bi-Bop-Bippity, and not to mention there are obvious edits in the video that skip between minutes of time so there's obviously information missing.

Also, the link to the interview is now gone.


So we can't even verify if the interview is correct.

What bullshit.
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Figured I'd give an update - The interview was fake. https://twitter.com/GotNintendo/status/1201244388766212097
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Rose EO Speedwagon #TogetherForPokemon on Twitter

“It appears we were lied to. I have no words. Honestly, until the end I wanted to believe. All this recording, all the things I set up. And it was probably a ruse all along. I just want this to end. I honestly cannot believe people would go this far to make fools of others.”
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Here's the person who recorded the conversation, so Shyguy is a fucking idiot.
 
OddEyes said:
Figured I'd give an update - The interview was fake. https://twitter.com/GotNintendo/status/1201244388766212097
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Rose EO Speedwagon #TogetherForPokemon on Twitter

“It appears we were lied to. I have no words. Honestly, until the end I wanted to believe. All this recording, all the things I set up. And it was probably a ruse all along. I just want this to end. I honestly cannot believe people would go this far to make fools of others.”
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Here's the person who recorded the conversation, so Shyguy is a fucking idiot.
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To be fair, the guy does plants vs. zombies content, did you really expect anything better for his intellect?
 
rotollo said:
To be fair, the guy does plants vs. zombies content, did you really expect anything better for his intellect?
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So he pretty much just a bootleg version of your average everyday minecraft channel, but with even staler content, and a smaller fanbase.
 
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