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    Oblivion Plans?

    in Gaming General

    Posted

    Given the immortal horsey that I don't even need to retrieve her from a pool in Falkreath every time I go hill-hopping, I do believe Imma pursue the Dark Brotherhood. The Mad God shall serve the Night Mother!

    Argument that Reborn is Immoral?

    in Reborn City

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, Imperial said:

    RBY versions : murder of Cubone's mother, attack with hostages on SILPH. CO, ruling a casino with cheating machines

    GSC : cutting Slowpokes' tails to sell them, turning all the pokemons of a lake crazy, attack with hostages on the radio tower

    RSE : Trying to cause a volcano to explode (same as Pyrous montain in reborn, though for different motives), causing the weather to go mad

    DPP : Trying to destroy the universe to create a new one (here again similar to Reborn)

    SM : Vandalism for team Skull mainly, torture on pokemons for Aether (just think on how we get Type: Null in Reborn, well Aether are the original creators)

    Good god man... are we sure these are kids games to begin with? 

    /s

    Argument that Reborn is Immoral?

    in Reborn City

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, The Swordsman said:

    I would point out to your friend that all of the dark stuff, except suicide, she has a problem with was already a part of the franchise to begin with.

    But is it to the extent of bombings? And murder shown on screen? I know I'm playing devil's advocate a bit here, but I'm honestly fairly unfamiliar with the base games; where does that stuff happen?

    Argument that Reborn is Immoral?

    in Reborn City

    Posted

    So, I brought this up in PMs with another forum member, but I kinda wanted to see what you folks as a whole thought.

     

    A friend of mine essentially holds thusly: because Pokemon Reborn is based off Pokemon, a kids' franchise, but has very dark themes, inappropriate for children (murder, suicide, and terrorism mainly), she holds that Reborn is a perversion of Pokemon, and is thus immoral. 

     

    I strongly disagree, in part because I'm a stubborn asshole, but in part because I believe that fan creations are products of the fans. Nintendo and their brand a franchise had an extremely heavy hand in inspiring the work (for obvious reasons), but aside from mechanics, characters, and a name, Reborn shares minimal ties with the Pokemon mainstream franchise. I think it's unfair to take all the time and hard work that went into making Reborn the game it is - with it's story, characters, setting, and unique aspects, both in mechanics and feel - and writing it off as just a "perverted" Pokemon game made by "sick" people who, in her mind, should have nothing to do with the Pokemon franchise at large. 

     

    Honestly, I think it's a positive thing, that Reborn exists. It puts a new and infrequently seen spin on the world of Pokemon, does it with amazing craftsman ship on the part of the dev team, and shows that the fandom as a whole is aging and maturing. We're not the 10 and 11 year olds who first saw Ash get saved from a flock of Pidgeottos, and I think we should be able to express ourselves however we see fit, even if it's wildly different from the source.

     

    I might be missing something, but I'm curious to see what you friends think about this.

    Oblivion Plans?

    in Gaming General

    Posted

    Alright, so I just completed the Shivering Isles DLC while barely scraping the actual base game... where do I start? I'm getting approval from the Mages Guild, and just killed Rufio for the Dark Brotherhood. Should I continue one o' those questlines, or is there something more interesting/hidden away I should check out? 

     

    Esoteric hints are encouraged and appreciated!

    What games are you folks playing at the moment?

    in Gaming General

    Posted

    I said I was playing a bit of Hearthstone earlier, but that is just not a thing I do anymore. Elder Scrolls Legends is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay less greedy about how easily players can get cards, and gold that'd take weeks of saving in Hearthstone are obtainable in ESL within a few days. Plus they give out free packs regularly. I swear to god man, I love ESL.

    Survey for Comp Sci Class

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    So, I'm doing a research project with a group studying the differences in - yes, I'm serious - high school dating between generations, and given that, I wanted to ask y'all if you could run through this thing (it'll take like a minute, probably less) and answer the questions, so we can collect more responses and from a more varied group.

     

    Anyways, here's the form: the research form dealio.

     

    Any response'd be great, just please don't answer more than once, and make sure to answer "Not applicable" when appropriate. Many thanks!

    What's something you often repeat to yourself?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I was just curious if anyone here had any confidence mantras, or reassuring quotes/sayings they keep a grip on when the ride gets bumpy. Not necessarily things that you mutter under your breath before you save the day, but like, just things that you say or think to keep you going.

     

    When I'm feeling less than motivated to do something like homework, I think "I am gonna Charizard this mofo" as a quote that I remember from Dear Hank and John, my favorite podcast of all time. Otherwise, as you might see on my blog once or twice, I remind myself "The finest steels are forged in the hottest fires" when school and depression really start to weigh on me, in order to keep me going, y'know?

     

    Anyways, do tell.

    A Really Small Thing

    in Reborn City

    Posted

    So, as some of you might know, I've been doing a monorun of Reborn. I'll keep this brief, but I just wanted to say that I'm thankful to the Reborn dev team for making a game like this, and to the amazing people on this community that I've honestly started to feel at home with. I like this place, and I haven't had this much engaging with people online or playing a video game for a very long time, and I wanted to thank y'all for that. 

    Junior Year of HS Prep Tips

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by The Athenaeum Keeper

    What advice have you for this new circle of hell into which I journey on August 28th? Btw, my courses are as follows (unless one of them fills up):

    • AP Human Geography
    • AP Physics C
    • AP Language & Composition
    • AP Computer Science Principles
    • French
    • Visual Communication (half-year)
    • PE (half-year)
    • Lunch (full-year thank god)
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