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

[Catastrophe-TM]

I'm not sure what to think about either game because I feel like I shouldn't get my hopes up. The remake's probably not gonna be that different from the original or have Platinum's storyline+content so why bother with it? Legends looks promising, but I'm just as cautious thinking it won't be as good either. Sword and Shield along with GF's lies and the normie shilling really soured my faith in the series. Just can't get excited or enjoy being a fan after all that knowing it can and will probably happen again with these.

A throwback stylus with Palkia/Dialga on top but made for the Switch would be a really cool nod to the OG Diamond and Pearl. They released with a special stylus with the box legendary on top since they were the first DS titles. I still have my Palkia stylus from all those years ago and use it if I ever get out my 3DS.
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I was set to get the Dialga one with my pre order back in the day, but when my mom went to pick the game up for me they told her they were all out of the styluses. She asked why when they should've reserved one for my preorder, but they never really answered beyond being out. I think that store in particular was giving them all away to anyone who bought the game rather than just preorders. One of the few preorder bonuses I never got growing up.

Yokai Watch was one of the most Japanese series I've ever seen in my life. If you weren't a fan of Japanese cryptids, no way in hell were you going to like it. It didn't translate well into English, so it turned a lot of people not in the periphery demographic off. That's why it didn't do well.

Makes me wonder why the hell GF felt so threatened by the series enough to compete with it and force Rotom to be with the player similar to the ghost dude in YW.

 

[Geoff Peterson]

Even though I've only ever seen one episode, the Yokai Watch anime is far better than the Pokemon one because the mandog gets sent to Alcatraz for pissing in public. Also to stay on topic, I'm hoping those D&P remakes aren't just a barebones remaster.

 

[EnemyStand]

Makes me wonder why the hell GF felt so threatened by the series enough to compete with it and force Rotom to be with the player similar to the ghost dude in YW.

My guess? Yokai Watch was getting close to kicking Pokemon's ass in Japan. From what I understand, Rotomdex was poorly received in the West but the Japs ate it up because it was just so damn cute. Kind of like how they thought Tingle was whimsical and fun but we all thought knew he gave off creepy pedo vibes.

 

[Marissa Moira]

I'm hoping those D&P remakes aren't just a barebones remaster.

They're not barebones remasters, they're going to contain even less content than the originals!

Buy the DLC for the full experience!

 

[Disc]

...Thinking about it more, these two are either wish fulfilment or a monkey's paw. There's a lot of things that feel like a response to the complaints people had about SwSh, but in rather unusual ways.

 

[Kuchipatchi]

I feel worn out by the Pokemon series. The Arceus game could've been an amazing trailer yet they leave in the crap fps issues. After SwSh, I don't trust GF to make a competent Pokemon game.

I do look forward to New Pokemon Snap though. I should just stick with 3rd party made Pokemon games at this point.

 

[Love Machine]

Are you ready to jam out with poke malone?

 

[Polyboros2]

I'm neither here nor there on the Chibi art style, I have no interest in the Gen4 remakes cause I have Diamond and I prefer the pixel art from that game.

As far as we've been told this game is adding nothing new, no post Sinnoh Pokemon, no regional forms, no gigantomax(which I don't care about but there was excitement for).

Ruby/Sapphire needed a remake, cause in that game Move type still determined attack stat(All psychic used special attack, all fighting used attack, etc). AFAIK since Gen4 there have only been minor tweaks to the base game mechanics. I think hidden abilities is the only thing missing that isn't a generational gimmick(Dynamax), how specific moves work, or playing with minor numbers(Attack strengths, catch rates, etc)

 

[Gar For Archer]

I'm neither here nor there on the Chibi art style, I have no interest in the Gen4 remakes cause I have Diamond and I prefer the pixel art from that game.

As far as we've been told this game is adding nothing new, no post Sinnoh Pokemon, no regional forms, no gigantomax(which I don't care about but there was excitement for).

Ruby/Sapphire needed a remake, cause in that game Move type still determined attack stat(All psychic used special attack, all fighting used attack, etc). AFAIK since Gen4 there have only been minor tweaks to the base game mechanics. I think hidden abilities is the only thing missing that isn't a generational gimmick(Dynamax), how specific moves work, or playing with minor numbers(Attack strengths, catch rates, etc)

There's definitely some QOL stuff like infinite-use TM's but yeah, gen 4 with the 2D sprites in a low-poly 3D worldmap is pretty much peak Pokemon artstyle for me. I was never a huge fan of the animated gen 5 sprites, animated pixel art that isn't hand-drawn frame-by-frame always looks a bit wonky because pixel art does NOT do well with rotation operations.

 

[Love Machine]

There's definitely some QOL stuff like infinite-use TM's but yeah, gen 4 with the 2D sprites in a low-poly 3D worldmap is pretty much peak Pokemon artstyle for me. I was never a huge fan of the animated gen 5 sprites, animated pixel art that isn't hand-drawn frame-by-frame always looks a bit wonky because pixel art does NOT do well with rotation operations.

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oh god, why did you have to remind me.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

*takes a drag* Hey, I just thought of something funny, man.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if Defog is still in the remake?

*giggles* 'Cause it's not like there's other ways to get rid of the fog. Y'know? Just fog everywhere. HMs are easier to handle, now, but fog is iconic to Sinnoh.

And-and what if Munchlax still remains a 1% encounter rate on four randomized honey trees? And Pokémon'll still take six hours to spawn, but you can't mess with the clock now thanks to satellite. Gotta work for it, tubby! *wheezy laughter*

Oh, and no good Fire-types in the game, still! *slaps knee*

But hey, you can't complain because we'll consider giving you your Battle Frontier and Distortion World! And sure, toss in Darkrai and Shaymin proper, too, to placate. What's that, Arceus event? What do you think Pokémon Legends is for? Don't be greedy, man!

 

[HeyYou]

Platinum is better. Hopefully they have at least some of its content, but it's the Pokemon Company.

That said, it's funny that people were pissed that ORAS changed too much, and now they're mad that the D/P remakes are changing too little. The Pokemon fanbase is really fucking autistic.

 

[starborn427614]

*takes a drag* Hey, I just thought of something funny, man.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if Defog is still in the remake?

The website seems to indicate otherwise, if "modern conveniences" means what I think it does.

 

[Nauseated Courgi]

I'm pretty optimistic for the remake. As someone posted earlier, it's being worked on by third party company with some decent games under their belt.

The flaws of the DPP are apparent when compared to the later entries and I interpret the faithfulness being in terms of style to the original (hence the chibi models). The way I see it, there aren't many ways that they can screw the pooch on this one.

 

[EnemyStand]

Platinum is better. Hopefully they have at least some of its content, but it's the Pokemon Company.

That said, it's funny that people were pissed that ORAS changed too much, and now they're mad that the D/P remakes are changing too little. The Pokemon fanbase is really fucking autistic.

Yeah, I didn't get that. I thought they did a good job with ORAS and that was my favorite generation of games so I was extra critical. People are fucking retarded.

*takes a drag* Hey, I just thought of something funny, man.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if Defog is still in the remake?

*giggles* 'Cause it's not like there's other ways to get rid of the fog. Y'know? Just fog everywhere. HMs are easier to handle, now, but fog is iconic to Sinnoh.

And-and what if Munchlax still remains a 1% encounter rate on four randomized honey trees? And Pokémon'll still take six hours to spawn, but you can't mess with the clock now thanks to satellite. Gotta work for it, tubby! *wheezy laughter*

Oh, and no good Fire-types in the game, still! *slaps knee*

But hey, you can't complain because we'll consider giving you your Battle Frontier and Distortion World! And sure, toss in Darkrai and Shaymin proper, too, to placate. What's that, Arceus event? What do you think Pokémon Legends is for? Don't be greedy, man!

I'm pretty optimistic for the remake. As a someone posted earlier, it's being worked on by third party company with some decent games under their belt.

The flaws of the DPP are apparent when compared to the later entries and I interpret the faithfulness being in terms of style to the original (hence the chibi models). The way I see it, there aren't many ways that they can screw the pooch on this one.

Nothing to say that Kari didn't say better. D/P was a trash game, easily the worst Pokemon made (even including the SwSh trainwreck). It needs more than just a coat of paint.

 

[Bluey]

I will still miss the game corner. RIP PokeSlots.

Yeah, I didn't get that. I thought they did a good job with ORAS and that was my favorite generation of games so I was extra critical. People are fucking retarded.



Nothing to say that Kari didn't say better. D/P was a trash game, easily the worst Pokemon made (even including the SwSh trainwreck). It needs more than just a coat of paint.

I prefer Platinum over DP. I think Platinum fixed the slow leveling and HP draining shit that DP had. I can't remember fondly.

 

[Love Machine]

Yo this post malone concert is something.

 

[HeyYou]

Nothing to say that Kari didn't say better. D/P was a trash game, easily the worst Pokemon made (even including the SwSh trainwreck). It needs more than just a coat of paint.

Red and Green are far worse than Diamond and Pearl. At least Diamond and Pearl aren't held together coding wise with a band of tape. You're also forgetting X and Y. D/P was annoying because of how slow and annoying some of its gameplay elements were, and Platinum fixed a fair amount of those issues. The remakes are guaranteed to keep those changes for the most part. The problem is if they decide it's a good idea to not include the very good content and pacing changes Platinum had.

 

[AMHOLIO]

I keep looking at the remakes and getting MySims flashbacks.

 

[Nauseated Courgi]

Red and Green are far worse than Diamond and Pearl. At least Diamond and Pearl aren't held together coding wise with a band of tape. You're also forgetting X and Y.

Red and Green is kind of cheating given it was the first entry into the series and X and Y was pretty mediocre, but calling it the worse game is pushing it.