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Pokemon Rejuvenation Development Blog
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....Wait. I remember the Jasper lady telling me Fern makes for a terrible JRPG protagonist and that Reborn is stuck in a time loop where he gets to TRY to be the hero over and over and over and fails, while OUR sorry butt isn't even supposed to exist at all.
"They couldn't do it" in Rejuvenation would then stand to reason that "they" are Fern and Friends, who fought Team Meteor valiantly in EVERY. OTHER. timeline in which we the players have no existence to speak of. This isn't Black and White and Black and White 2 where Hilbert/Hilda DID really save the Unova region from Team Plasma before the events of the sequel games. If the city couldn't have been restored - then it means someone other than US failed to restore it.
One of the things I've often wondered is if the furtune-teller can't see the protagonist's future because all of the player characters (iincluding ourselves) are supposed to die on that train. I've always THOUGHT that it wasn't right to assume the furtune teller couldn't see us die on that train in the past, but fortune tellers are seers into the future and perhaps so exclusively.
Let's say that none of the player characters and Ame - who we KNOW is on the same train that wrecks during the station bombing with us - don't make it off the rails.
1. Unless Ame is responsible for sending Julia, Florinia, and Fern to go infiltrate the factory at the beginning of Reborn, this still happens even with Ame's much, much earlier demise. There just isn't a certain silent protagonist with them. The fortune teller predicts that Fern and his colleagues succeed in the early going, earning a string of victories, but without Ame around, we are missing a piece of the information we have when it comes to the city restoration question. Ame is partially responsible for starting the project, alongside another prominent figure - Adrienn.
2. Adrienn is stuck in a fairy ring that is undone when Cain, Radomus, and a certain silent protagonist arrive in pursuit of El, looking for Gardevoir at Luna's request. It's very possible Radomus doesn't need Cain (and would still have him around without us) to accept Luna's plea to give chase. However, it's also possible Radomus, who has never lost Gardevoir at all really, doesn't leave his castle. Especially if Cain has his gym battle and departs before Elias drops the fake ransom note. Without Radomus, or Cain, entering the old city and freeing Adrienn from the fairy ring, Adrienn doesn't restore the city. However, xe does actually get out eventually to arrive in Rejuvenation's story. Without Ame however, xe does lose a major figure who can help xem with the project - increasing the likelihood xe fails in xyr endeavor and has to show up in the Aevium region to give exposition about Reborn...or however that goes.
Long winded thought trail cut short - the player character seems a little pivotal in the events. Rejuvenation's lore I can't recall clearly off the top of my head, but Reborn did come first and the games' plots - at least to my knowledge - aren't mutually bound. I do know that Rejuvenation is heavily INSPIRED by Reborn and does make reference to it, but I don't know how significant Reborn and it's seemingly failed timeline directly impact the plot of that game to elaborate any further than that.
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Just now, ArcBolt27 said:
considering even with breaks its not really that hard to gtet to the end of e18 even without mods..... albeit an extra hour or 2 might need to be tacked on there when not utilizing debug mode or other mods to make things easier but again even without them just playing pure vanilla style its honestly not as hard as some people make it out to be......... just takes a little longer
I'm aware it isn't that hard...
- I have a problem with getting far too invested with video games at times, especially ones that require grinding (which I am a vocal minority member on, grinding is super relaxing and helpful), searching for favorite things to use, and really trying to understand some kind of lore. I'm trying to escape college so I can have a life at the same time as this game is evolving. It's either I play Reborn and my grades suffer, or I do school and Amethyst makes a ton of progress while I'm not looking.
- I am TERRIBLE at Pokemon. Noel is actually the most annoying child fictional -or- real on the planet.
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...so you're really going to finish the bloody game before I get to the point everyone else is huh...
...now I'm angry.
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“1v1, pot up son, dm, no safe”
“But that isn’t any of my business”
“what’s that?”
“FIRE EMBLEM! HEROES!”
... It has begun.
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Known as: My actual name is Hunter - but I sometimes go by Chase around here.
Age: 22. Tay-tay wrote a song about me.
Gender: Male
Birthday: November 4th
Location: Texas, United States
Height: 5'11"
Hair Color: Black, but starting to gray on the ends.
Eye Color: Some hazy bluish color. It used to be cute once.
Lives with: a couple of college roommates/my mother depending on the time of year.
Pets: One dog.
Relationship status: Single.
Favourite Food: Japanese steakhouse fare
Favourite Drink: Coffee, Dr. Pepper
Favourite Color: (RED)
Favourite kind of Music: Rock, Alt, Electronic, Rap, and CinematicBand: Skillet (Rock), Nate Fuerestein/NF (Rap), Coyote Kisses (EDM)
Favourite Album: Appeal to Reason - Rise Against
Favourite Song: The Point of No Return - Starset (LOOK, I really like music. My tastes change, alright? My favorite songs and albums ain't always done by favorite artists.)
Favourite Game: Run Escape. RoonSkape. RS. Runes-...look, you probably know what that is just by hearsay.
Favourite Genre of Game: Adventure, Role-playingFavourite Hobbies: Vidya gaims, reading, watching television, starting arguments, helping others, and observing the world from a lonely vantage point.
Favourite Movies: Gladiator, the Star Wars saga, The Nice Guys, Tron, Inception
Favourite Shows: House M.D., Monk, Big Brother, Better Call Saul, Man vs. Food, Impractical Jokers, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (because letting your memes be dreams isn't my cup of tea. I'm going to some of those restaurants Guy Fieri's been to. #FlavorTown)Who are you?
I used to be an auth for this community - and it was a blessing to have gotten to work with such a great team. I hang around because of the friends I've made here and a part of me won't leave with me if I tried. In the world - I am a humble Christian Studies undergraduate who aspires to minister to peoples in urban areas. I love the big cities and I want to help the people there by showing them compassion and grace where others may opt to pass them by.
How did you get here?
I was brought to the community by my own dabbling in Reborn the game's lore (with video games I pride myself on being a bit of a lorehound) and created this account under a different alias simply to talk about Pokémon Reborn - I discovered said game because of a certain youtuber a lot of us probably know about.
What are you responsible for?
I'm sure the auths would say something like "the pain in my neck" here. I'm responsible for holding earnest political discussions on this board, as well as some fun builds in Fire Emblem Heroes you can use. Because nothing goes better together like Donald Trump and Gacha games.
(...yeah, I'm probably not changing that relationship status any time soon.)
Which post best describes you?
There are a few - I'm someone that likes to use underrated units and mons and what not because tierlists are merely guidelines and I like to be free from that kind of negativity. I'm someone that can point out the misconceptions people like me have about the species of human known as "the Liberal". I am someone who can complain about President Trump even though I identify as a Republican. There's posts about my favorite Pokémon, my music tastes, and other things that are even more literal as to who I am. I've....been here a bit longer than I thought.
What can we talk about?
Anything - if I haven't scared you off yet.
Closing Statements
I am worth lending an ear to and hitting up. That's....not to mean I want people to - but those who do come tend to be rewarded with a degree of loyalty. I'm not one to approach others is all. Introvert life.
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c'mon Dan - your teammate here doesn't need these backhanded compliments. Let your boy celebrate a clean win.
......Congrats, Quackers
, and you as well Alex. Lead us well.
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I'm a simple man. My existence and brilliance is mentioned, I upvote.Fantastic as always ICSW. C:
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Warning: Would suggest lowering volume.
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I demand a two percent cut because I basically had people make their own characters for this a few days ago.
Just kidding Pyon, Count me in as "interested but not certain."
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+Kurotsune: ... waitJuu-Zourei: I get itChronos501: And no I am not jellyKamemon Maid: Someone else will read that one for you, if you ask :>+Kurotsune: > I've been nauseous for the past week+Kurotsune: > mood swings+Kurotsune: > I just bought chocolates on a whim• Dat Bᴏi chases lost with a haystick+Kurotsune: oh my god+Kurotsune: i'm pregnantKurotsune was muted by BreloomBot for 7 minutes. (Automated response: flooding)Kamemon Maid: .Juu-Zourei: pregnantDat Bᴏi: rip kuro.Wi-Fi Network™ left+Chaise: LOLAtlantean K_H: ...Dat Bᴏi: well I guessDat Bᴏi: grats?Kamemon Maid: Congratulations, Kuro?+Chaise: Clarice, you ARE the father.
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There's your answer, Traitor.
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A quarter.
A fly (inadvertently)
A blade of grass.
Tide detergent.
Blood.
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Guess I'm stable enough bite the bullet here and own it.
I was the enigmatic King of Diamonds - with Diamonds being reserved for the girls of this here place due to being a red suit. (Geez, that made it difficult to for me to guess!)
"K♢: Yet another ambiguious one. Ups and downs is what it's been with you, and I trust that things are a little more stable the last few months. On one side any sign of you being ambitious around here makes me wary. On the other side I can appreciate a conversation sparker like you quite a lot. Although I often disagree in the ways you think about things, it's always nice to have someone vested in other matters."
I think there's something really cool about being the 'King' of diamonds though. It actually introduces a bit of acceptance. My masquerade has caused myself and (hopefully not too many) others to go through the the Kubler-Ross cycle of grief - and while many of those I affected have moved on, I was most definitely still kicking myself over it because it seemed like the problem was persisting be it people who would ask about the former 'queen' to people who fairly like to hold a grudge.
My philosophy had been since the confession - as a method of rushing to put the real me in her place in as many broken-but-not-ruined areas as I could - to put her 'to death.' She was always certain, but more perhaps more graceful than I was. I - in contrast - have been polarizing from the start in virtually everything I post. Every time she was brought back up, my heart sank, or would flare up in rebuke, or would slink away.
I'm okay with admitting it now - perhaps as I should have been back then (and OBVIOUSLY well before then.)
Ody. Thanks for finding it in your heart for appreciating me for who I was -and- yet at the same time who I am. It's creative, clever, and most importantly, it's real.
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The following contains explanatory information for Fire Emblem: Fates, as well as a soundtrack from the game. If you don't want the explanation or the song spoiled for you - Do NOT click on the spoiler tag. You have been warned.
This piece is known as "Endless Nightmare" - an extremely fitting moniker for an absolutely frightening piece. There are two instances in the game in which you hear the tune:
- The first is during the story's opening cutscene, when Swordmaster and Hoshidan Prince Ryoma challenges Paladin and Nohrian Prince Xander to a 1v1 in Corrin's (That other Fire Emblem character that was released alongside Bayonetta as DLC in Super Smash Bros.) dream interpretation of the Hoshidan Plains encounter.
- When ever a unit under your control is low on HP and an enemy unit is attacking them.
Playing Fire Emblem in 'Classic' Mode means that should a unit die - that unit is legitimately dead. There's no respawning in the middle of the same battle. There's no coming back after the fighting stops. That unit is gone.
This usually means that this chilling theme is followed by raging and a soft reset.
I happen to like 'horror film - edge-of-your-seat' feel of this track alot.
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That one song that you hated your parents singing all the time, made respectable. Thank you, Seether.
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Sparky apparently has a death warrant...
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...This is just one of those Pokemon you're gonna LIKE if it's shiny, or you'll find some reason to loathe it. Tyrantrum does look really neat with all the shades of blue, but if I were to see one, I'd have to cheat and check it's typing to remember it's a Rock type.
....-sigh- ......They really don't treat the Dragon types very nicely. This is also similar to the Day-Glo Espeon thing. For a lot of things, Green a TERRIBLE Shiny swap.
and my ABSOLUTE least favorite
Disco inferno Magmortar here - is a tragic shiny. It's ALL over the NU ladder because people must think "It's my girlfriend's old Pokemon"....or that's what those pink shirts dudes wear say to justify their flamboyance. It's an eyesore. I get that the whole LINE suffers from this, but it's this kinda BS that makes me really dislike color swap use.
Complaints aside, FINDING a shiny is always thrilling.
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"Holden"
"Holden, wake up."
Morning. Again.
Waking up is a lot like living in itself. To sleep is easy. To die is easy. It's the reverse that is hard. Rising out of the horizontal dregs of murdered bliss somehow felt like I was trying to rise with a weight sitting squarely on my chest. The struggle, experienced each day, resultingly takes more of a toll on my mood than the hours of sleep that preceded it, and this is why I fail on most days to carry a smile throughout the morning.
The person who kicked me from my slumber is my roommate, Rachel. There was a time where I had it for her. She's the kind of girl who walked in the middle of the hallways throughout our grade school years. She warded off men because she wasn't meek, but yet also warded off women because she wasn't a conformist. When you stick out and you're proud of it, that's what leaves an impression right?
I was anything but. I and the three others I knew were one of the many pods of students that stood to the side out of her way. I was most certainly down to earth and quick to admit when I was bested.
In fact, when we did hook up, it was out of her overconfidence. It helped me grow in many ways. I went from feeble to retaliatory. I went from having no taste to being a bit acidic. Iron sharpens iron, as they say.
Our short lover's tiff ended in natural parting.... for the most part. Just as she sharpened me, I sharpened her. She quickly began to form pods of her own, and due to her own influences those pods would overwhelm my own in numbers. She was cordial about cutting the string, and I, in my growing apathy for the concept of partnership, obliged.
The only thing that didn't change, was the fact that we lived together. Ex-compatriots of love sharing the same bed, using it for it's intended purpose. It wasn't ideal, but the both of us at least cared for one another in that managing funds as a unit still gave us a chance to move on.
On a personal note, without Rachel, I may not even be able to awaken at all. While I may not love her, she's as good an alarm clock as they come.
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Rachel was never one to act ladylike. She wore an over-sized tank and what looked like boxers as opposed to the more feminine undergarments. This was always something I liked, even without being in love with her. If anything else, it was something to tell the fellows at work about on a good day.
Her usual routine was insult me, while serving breakfast. In hindsight, it probably looked like we were married for several years to everyone else. I would say something equally unpleasant and follow it up with a grunt in gratitude before eating. This was followed by simultaneous chewing and small talk, before we put ourselves together and went our separate ways.
"Oh, Holden, my friend Natalie doesn't have a date for the social next week."
"So?"
"You don't have a date for the social either. Not that it's any surprise."
"If it's not so surprising, why are you telling me this then? Wouldn't she not be interested?"
"I mean, she already gets all the reasons she shouldn't be from me, and y-..."
"She is interested, isn't she."
I found myself smug. Rachel on the other hand looked rather annoyed. It wasn't that she was the jealous type. It was just part of her being to compete with me these days. It was like living with your best friend in a sense. There's a time to bring each other up, and a time to knock each other down. As much as she may enjoy the latter on a regular basis, her mentioning Natalie at all may have been the former - and it doesn't help that I'm employing a disgusting grin over the matter.
It may also be because if this Natalie is her friend, setting her up with someone who doesn't have a spark could only come from being the cause of loss herself. I do try to own my sins, but there are times where she is disquieted for some reason. Hopefully she doesn't blame herself too much.
What do I care, anyway. At the very least, this Natalie breaks up the whole monotonous life thing. For a while, it was getting stale.
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Pokedex nightmare fuel. Also, look at this thing using a physical move. That's just hilarious. Anyway, here's what makes Kadabra a STRANGE 'mon.
FIRERED: "It happened on morning - a boy with extrasensory powers awoke in bed transformed into Kadabra."
EMERALD: "It is rumored that a boy with psychic abilities transformed into Kadabra while he was assisting research into extrasensory powers."
So HERE we have a Hoenn and a Kanto Pokedex DISAGREEING over how "matter-of-fact" this happening is. Not to mention that this happening is a human-to-Pokemon transformation that outright ignores the fact that Abra is even a thing....
HELLO?
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Prologue
There's a saying out there.
What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
I assume that this is implying that each experience we survive in life lends literal.... life experience. If a mighty warrior is able to survive a battle, the experience from said battle will aid him in the battles to come. If a husband loses his loved one, he knows from the time spent with that person how to treat the next woman he's willing to make those sacrifices for or at the very least know what it takes to help other men in their pursuits. The experience becomes the man's testimony, and figuratively, another arrow in his quiver.
Perhaps it also plays into a form of "muscle memory" - or a habitual action in repeating instances of similar fashion. The warrior knows which movements he should make to effectively parry and slash with his blade in the next assault. The heartbroken man knows how to lace his words in order to woo, or the right touch to provide his partner with the feeling of security. The marksman is able to release his bowstring faster because he can place his fingers exactly where they need to be from prior doing so.
Life is more than just a battle, but for me, it's always felt like one regardless of the task. The forces at work hollering orders down into the trenches at me as I rush to follow them. Over the top! Retreat! Find cover! Damn the mortars! Press onward!
The results of my efforts look a little different than the imagery entwined with the orders. A dishwasher full of clean dishes. Another co-worker satisfied. Another friend comforted and another self fulfilled. Another workday marked off the calendar. Another fatigued body tucked safely under the comforter for yet another well deserved night of rest.
Success. For Now.
As I brandish my sword one last time before slipping it into it's sheath, I ponder the meaning of getting stronger, as well as my experiences.
One thing is for certain, I'm still in the fight - so I better make improvement somewhere.
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TIL
I WAS WRONG.
Those of you that know me, know that I've been wrong about a metric LOT....of things. But this kind of wrong is the kind of theological-existential wrong that will probably need to be addressed in it's own thread for those that enjoy that kind of thing.
I owe several of you my revelations at the least.
On the one hand, it's kinda cool and mind blowing. On the other...I'm just extremely pissed off.
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....I guess I have to come now....thanks Sini you're a reeeeeal champ.
Jack Frost: Sheep - This brotha from down unda deserves a friggen nom so he can stop complaining about it. (I know, you're not really complaining.)
Snow Queen: Lost Lore - She -also- hasn't been nommed by anyone else...(unless it's in a spoiler I'm too lazy to click on right now.) and SHE LOVES THE HOLIDAYS. (If I have to go to this party so do you.)
Polar Monarch: This is a small group and I don't now many who are best suited for this position, but I would say Kurotsune is the best fit here. This person and I may seem standoffish...a lot....but xe is a fantastic person.
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Rookie of the Year: I'm not the best at keeping up with the new neighbors, but I would like to say David (NasDav) -....or bandwagon with Chubb if NasDav isn't as much of a newbie as I think he is.
t3rrawr: If you win this award you should feel awful - but Jelly's shitpost game is the most consistent, so there's....that.
MVP: Bob the Etesian. For those of you that don't know who Bob is, he's the guy with all the breeding advice and in-game team expertise. ...He may have been nommed before though.
FGOTY: .....let's go with Se7en. I intend to play it when more episodes are out, but based on the hype alone in it's development and the sheer amount of this community that pitched in, it sounds like a hit. WOO Bandwagon.
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About time...
Congratulations Rose - and keep up the good work, Cochise.
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You've activated my trap card...
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It's a rule I can respect - and past me was all about overenforcement as opposed to inaction in order to make the community a better place.
Do I think people that use this word in the context of a fictional character are trying to be inherently vicious? From what I've seen in various communities where this would be the case - no.
Do I think people should ever call other, actual PEOPLE that? That's a swift warning from me in the past, because the context is indeed so vastly different. People....I guess have been liable (because I haven't ever seen this happen personally, thank goodness) of ignorantly assuming why a person makes the decisions they do. The usage of the word in the context of a fictional character is pointed -usually- because the character designer intended for someone to appear the opposite gender than they really are for shock value at the very least. I don't think transgender individuals have such a goal in mind when identifying as transgender or going through transition.
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The real question should be - is this too much of an ask for us as community members? That answer should be a resounding no. All it amounts to at the end of the day is a different set of keystrokes. Perhaps a few more keys than you used in the past to convey the idea, but at least you endeavor to not rob someone of their comfort while here.