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  1. Or, you know, it can scorch you. I find Fire-type Pokemon in general to be hazardous to be around. Although admittedly the Torchic line at least doesn't have flames anywhere on their bodies, unlike other Fire-type starters.
  2. Yeah, let's just agree no Pokemon would actually make for a good pet IRL
  3. The egg. No but seriously, I don't get the question: what do you mean "which came first"? o.O
  4. Well that is certainly an interesting theory. However, I myself don't know how accurate it is, because Zim had completed the definitive design of the little bugger LONG before meeting me. You should ask him
  5. Fairy Tail Episode 65: deus ex machina falling from the sky!

  6. While the idea is cool, the words detailing your reasoning on each starter are impossible to read in this format, and if one clicks on the image to zoom in, its quality falls dramatically, meaning that the words are STILL impossible to read. Any chance that you could do something about it?
  7. Fairy Tail Episode 64: here it is, my biggest beef with this arc. Master Zero: comes out of nowhere has no real motive, no relation to the plot so far, no long-term impact, and behaves as stereotypically as you can possibly get. To have such a guy as the boss, it really ruins an arc that was already plagued by multiple issues...

  8. Fairy Tail Episode 63: the talking staff makes no sense. And the backstory of Caith Shelter does make sense... So of course they will soon retcon into something far more idiotic.

  9. Fairy Tail Episode 62: maybe I am being too strict, but I don't think that cramming tons of "hints" in the episode before the big reveal counts as "foreshadowing". It just feels like a rushed way to make an ass pull feel a bit less of an ass pull.

    1. anethia

      anethia

      but what if we foreshadow foreshadowing.

  10. Fairy Tail Episode 61: Natsu vs Cobra, the last good moment of this arc. And, some people would argue, the last battle in this series to end in a creative way.

  11. Fairy Tail Episode 60: so to recap, Nirvana is some uber powerful source of magic that was sealed away, BUT it is also a pillar of black light that changes the allignment of people, BUT it is also a giant mecha with a city built on top of it. COnfused yet?

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    2. Hiss13

      Hiss13

      (Don't forget the number of leeeeegs)

    3. dragoniteborntacoz

      dragoniteborntacoz

      you confused me in the first few episodes

    4. Tomas Elliot
  12. Howdy people. Today I am here to tell you about another game I came across, in my quest to expand my library of PSX/PS2/PSP games: Odin Sphere. I have been playing it in the past few weeks and well, it is one of the most beautiful games I have ever played, a true masterpiece in some aspects, and still a solid title in others. You all know me, I cannot enjoy a game, specially an action RPG like this, if it doesn't have a deep, compelling plot: therefore, the mere fact that I am here recommending it should be enough of a guarantee that yes, the plot is indeed deep and compelling. So much so in fact that I could spend hours, days even, blabbering about the great work they did reworking the norse myths into an engaging, original narrative, and how they managed to make it JUST complex enough to take some thought to fully grasp, without making it needlessly complicated, and how clever the references to Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungen are and yadda yadda yadda. But seriously, screw all that. Just look at these screenshots: Look at the sheer beauty of those dragons. Look at the details in the wings of those fairies. Look at how gorgeous those backgrounds are. How does an old game for a low-res console manage to look so gorgeous? Easy: everything in it is hand-drawn. Every single sprite, every single animation, every single background, everything was manually drawn and it shows. Many reviewers have called this "the most visually pleasing game on the PS2". But the characters don't just look good: they also evolve and develop, they struggle and grow and fight and fall in love in a plot that, and this is another clever aspect, is told from many different points of view. Five, to be exact: From left to right, you have the insecure valkyre Gwendolyn, the charming sorceress Velvet, the mysterious knight Oswald, the precocious fairy Mercedes, and the cute rabbit Cornelius. The game is divided into six "books" (one per character plus a "true ending" one), each divided into six "chapters", through which you have to play: you begin with Gwendolyn's and then you proceed to unlock the others. A feature is included to allow you to see the chapters in chronological order (because for example Gwendolyn's story involves a timeskip, so her last 3 chapters chronologically take place after everyone else's stories, Cornelius' story begins before Gwendolyn's, and so on). To fully grasp the extent of the plot, you will need that feature. Of course, the game is not immune to issues: the battle system is clunky at times, the camera is too zoomed in and cannot be regulated, and there is an annoying lag whenever a large amount of enemies are on the screen at once (this is particularly problematic against Odette, a recurring boss whose fighting style consists in summoning hordes of mooks to zerg rush you). But the pros outwheight the cons by a wide margin, so much so that even an esigent gamer like myself can love the game despite the obvious problems. So, why am I getting so worked up over an old PS2 game, to the point of telling you all to get your hands on it? Easy: because Atlus has recently remade the game for the PS4, and the CEO of the company has openly declared that it will be released in the west in late spring, both in physical copy and via PSN, with English, French, Spanish and Italian localizations. You see those issues? they are going to disappear, because the battle system is being completely revamped. You see those gorgeous graphics? They are going to look even more gorgeous in full HD. And the lag will of course be a non-issue on the PS4, a machine capable of performances the PS2 could only dream of. So yeah, if you own a PS4, you MUST keep your eyes open. And as soon as this game becomes available in your region, by all means do get it. If you miss it, you will regret it, I can guarantee it. So yeah, this is all I wanted to say. If you have seen the demo version, or if you are a nostalgic geezer like me and you have played the PS2 version, feel free to post your thoughts.
  13. Well if you want to go there, imagine waking up in the morning to a Gothitelle that is crying desperately, because she foresaw the moment of your death.
  14. Come to think of it, not many Pokemon would actually be good as pets... We got to the second page of this topic and we have already listed most of them :/
  15. But but but In all seriousness, any Pokemon with a weather-altering ability is a strong candidate for worst pet IMO. Want to play with your pet? Hope you enjoy a drought/rainstorm/sandstorm/hailstorm in your living room!
  16. http://i.imgur.com/zVsAWQF.png Fairy Tail Episode 59: wait did I say Angel was hot? I take that back...
    1. Ice Cream Sand Witch

      Ice Cream Sand Witch

      The girl on the right kind of reminds me of Crona from Soul Eater.

  17. Fairy Tail Episode 58: I wonder why all the guys shown going "she has boobs, so I will turn into a bumbling idiot" towards Lucy don't have the same kind of reaction towards Angel. IMO she's hotter.

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    2. dragoniteborntacoz

      dragoniteborntacoz

      as a man who is very attracted to boobs i can honestly say my IQ has never dropped in the sight of breasts

    3. Tomas Elliot

      Tomas Elliot

      I wasn't talking about real people <.<

      I was talking about CHARACTERS OF THE ANIME who do the "turning into a bumbling idiot at the sight of curby girls" comedic routine, which is overly abused in all kinds of media. Heck, Hibiki does it literally seconds before Angel appears: I was just wondering why they couldn't have similar gags involving her is all.

    4. luccaconde

      luccaconde

      I think they don't have this reaction because... Angel is a bitch . Just kidding

  18. Fairy Tail Episode 57: Wendy waking up in Natsu's arms and getting super embarrassed about it has got to be one of the cutest things I've ever see. On other news, we get a detailed explanation about Nirvana's nature, which will be retconned literally 3 episodes later.

  19. Fairy Tail Episode 56: fairy tales on motorcycles!

    1. NickCrash

      NickCrash

      dat reference..

  20. Fairy Tail Episode 55: so far so good. Jellal is back, the Trimen are showing off, Gray is facing Racer, good stuff. If only the second half of the arc was as good as the first...

  21. Fairy Tail Episode 54: the initial episodes of this arc are solid, but even here there is something to complain about. How does Brain know that Wendy owes a debt to "Jellal", if it is later revealed that the "Jellal" who took care of Wendy was in fact Mystogan, with whom Brain has never interacted?

    1. Wendel

      Wendel

      Anime logic tho

  22. Fairy Tail Episode 53: Oracion Seis appears. God, I am SO going to complain about this arc...

    1. Azeria

      Azeria

      It's a cool one but...really weird at the same time.

    2. luccaconde
    3. Tomas Elliot

      Tomas Elliot

      I am not going to say anything right now, I will post my complaints in more details as I proceed through the episodes of the arc. Mainly however, my beef is with how the potential of this awesome group of villain went completely to waste, because the second half of the arc was very weak and had numerous issues.

  23. Fairy Tail Episode 52: the official debut of Wendy, aka the Dragon Slayer everyone would want as their little sister!

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