Lorekeeper

Today I learned my tiny little shih tzu/chihuahua mix can jump 4+ feet straight up when she wants to get onto our trampoline.

You've never heard of Pokemon Sage? http://capx.wikia.com/wiki/CAPX_Wiki It's a fangame made by /vp/, which has been in the making for literal years (which makes sense, as there's dozens of people working on it). They just recently put out a new demo (the first in ~2 years itself, I think?), and it's surprisingly pretty good. Not quite "Reborn/Rejuv" good, obviously, but decent. I actually found out about it from the Pokemon Essentials Wikia's Fangame Page.

Secretaries.

Ame, I've only been on this forum for a few months, and posted less then a dozen times but... Can I just say that you're a role model? Not just for me, but for everyone here. You really are. You're inspiring. You're the kind of person I want to be when I grow up. And reading this post... reading to makes me want to actually talk to people. To go out and help. To make friends again, without worrying about all of the stupid BS my social anxiety preys upon. To make myself a better person, and maybe change the world, even if it's just for one other person. To just... ignore my OCD and go outside for once. Mostly, though? Mostly it just makes me want to hug you. And considering I usually go out of the way to avoid touching my family, let alone hug them, that's saying something. And I wish I could just wave a magic wand and fix all of your problems. I wish I could tell you, face to face, that you deserve to live. That you deserve to be happy. That you deserve all of that and more, not just because of the the respect and awe I have for you, but because everyone deserves it. That we need you, that we love you, that we would all be worse off had we not met you. You've helped so many people, Ame. I'm not... good with emotions. Or with people. And yet, you've inspired me to actually reach out, even if it's only a few times, through the safety of the internet. You've done what almost no one in my life has managed since about eight years ago. It might not seem like much, but writing this is absolutely and completely out of character for me. It's monumental. So... if nothing else, just know that in my mind, July 31st is "I'm Glad Ame Exists" Day. And, also, that you're special enough to have replaced "Harry Potter's Birthday" in my mental holiday calendar, which is no small feat. I really wish I could give you a hug and some s'mores cupcakes...

Can I just say I love this? All of this. I mean, I'm usually not a Fakemon sort of person, but this... this is something I actually want to play. And you guys actually seem to be making progress! That's more then I can say for CAPX (though their lack of progress is sort of understandable...). Seriously, I check in here every couple of days, just hoping for a new announcement. All of these ideas seem really fun! It's obvious you all put in a ton of work to get this off the ground. I'm impressed, considering I can't even finish any of my dozens of short stories... So yeah. Kudos to all of you.

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So, I really like the "Not Always ---" series of blogs, okay? Just getting that out of the way. I think they're pretty cool, and an interesting look at how people can react, even if some of the stories aren't exactly true. So, imagine my surprise a few days ago, when I was looking at Not Always Learning and found this: http://notalwayslearning.com/too-old-to-read-this/37829 Kind of funny, yeah? But not, like, hilarious. But it is to me. Do you know why? Because that is my paper. Seriously. I've had that specific paper drowning somewhere in my black hole of a room for about two years now. I can even vaguely remember when I got it back (it was a practice test for the APUSH Exam, and yes, I actually got to choose my grade). I didn't realize it at first, though. I looked at it, blinked, and then went "Is... is that...? OH MY GOD, IT IS!" and proceeded to flip out. I feel almost internet-famous now. (Okay, not really, but unintentionally showing up on something I like is pretty cool). So, has this ever happened to anyone else? Just looking at something, and then BAM! something you wrote/drew/created is right there in your face, and you had no idea it was there?

Manga. So much manga. It's... more mature, for one thing. With actual, you know, plot, and stakes. And for another, it has nothing to do with Ash. Or even just one person. Having the actual player characters as the protagonists instead of some random ten year old? And actual game characters? Yeah, for all of the anime's popularity, the manga just eclipses it in quality... Or, at least, the ability to keep someone over age twelve interested.

The new Natsume game is... different. I enjoyed it, even if it was a little odd. Most people didn't like it because there wasn't a town and, yeah, that was kind of strange (why are you people all randomly hanging out at my farm?), but it was still fun. The landscaping/terraforming was interesting, and could keep you occupied for hours (in real time). Most of the characters were kind of cute, and I, at least, found them to resemble "real Harvest Moon people". I think the only real problems were sort of wonky design ideas, a slightly-too-fast clock, and the fact that most most crop mutations were essentially random (and people still haven't found the requirement for all of them, I believe). Also, there were only 3 love interest each, and a few were kinda... meh. It was still fun though! Oh, and if you fix the seasons so that it's no longer always Winter and never Christmas, every season change kills all your crops. NATSUUUUMEEEEE

...Uh. Well. We have Megastones (like everyone just said), and will eventually be able to use them. But, hordes? Technically something we had, even before the Mega Stones. Well. Kind of. In those "Pokemon Boss Rush" battles. You know, agains the Scrafty gang and Nuzleaf? Yeah, I know, not actually a horde, but still. They're technically ~5 wild Pokemon! Attacking you at the same time! (Even if you can't catch them).

Oh my God, THIS. I absolutely cannot wait for it to come out. I love the Harvest Moon series (even this new, "not really HM HM"). Also, the fact it's coming out on the PC is great. Now I can lurk on these forums look things up on the internet while playing the game, just by switching windows!

I'd have to say my fondest (or at least best remembered) Pokemon moment was finally beating Brendan on the way to Mauville, in Ruby. I was maybe 8 or 9, and this was my first Pokemon game, so I had no idea what I was doing. And I kept failing miserably, and trying again and again. When I did manage to beat him, I remember that my family was at a Dairy Queen, and I was practically squeeing in joy... while my family just kinda went "...?". Victory, and ice cream as a reward. The most glorious combination. For the spinoffs, it'd probably be wandering around in Pyrite Town as a kid, with my little sister watching and snapping along to the music, pretending she was the actual sound effect and asking me to leave, since her fingers wer getting tired. Or maybe the end of Gates to Infinity. Maybe I'm wierd, but I actually found that bit more heartwrenching then the end of the previous ones. (Or maybe I got too attached to the partner... that Axew, Helve, was such a cute little woobie.) Or maybe the realization Hoenn got a remake. I just... Hoenn was my childhood. (And spent, like, the entire next week playing OR nonstop. <3) For Reborn? Probably getting Solosis (even if I never used it) and the Yureyu Key. I adore the Wasteland. For a creepy, gross, trashfilled, abandoned Orre, it's bizarrely sweet. "Goodbye, friend." Ooooooooh, or the entire Beldum event. "You rode a bull up a frakking ladder??" That was fun. And it got me my beloved Argent, the Metagross. ...I have a lot of fond memories, don't I?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa See, this is what I mean when I say you guys are awesome! I just kinda expected a reply or two-- BUT NO. Multiple replies! Multiple replies indicating someone actually read my absurdly long, meandering into post! As for those replies, in no particular order: America, if you couldn't tell by the media rant. Yes, I actually got E15. My joy that it came out actually inspired me to socialize. YASSSSSS someone to talk about Touhou with! I love Okami so much. And I'm so very sad they never followed up on it after Okamiden. Those characters had some massive potential. (And some overlap with Touhou: I like to pretend that O!Kaguya is in fact T!Kaguya, in disguise, and that Reimu is descended from Kagura. Because I'm a dork.) Also yes, complicated lore is my thing! (So very, very much my thing.)

...Yeah. Um. I'm Lorekeeper. You can just call me Lore, if you want... I've officially been a member for over a month, and a casual lurker since...Februaryish? Buuuuut I never actually posted anything because, well... I'm not exactly a social butterfly (*cough*and all my Reborn questions were asked by other people*cough*). However! With the launch of E15, I have been inspired to actually socialize. It's an Ame-inspired miracle! (Well, that and the fact most of you seem pretty awesome.) Sooooo... hmmmmm. Where to start? I like most video games (save particularly stupid ones), with a focus on the Pokemon, Zelda and Harvest Moon/Rune Factory series. However, I also think Okami(den) are amazing and have a sizable library of various other games. I also like the Touhou series. Like, a lot. ...Even if I've never actually played the main games. (Touhoumon is incredibly addicting). Other than video games, I enjoy writing (even if it's mostly just ideas that all eventually mix together to form an unholy, constantly evolving narrative based off of everything I can possibly shove into it, which I call my "headcanons'verse". The sad part is that this never stops, and it's gotten to the point where I fill in plot holes from one media using bits from something else. And it makes perfect sense. Even more then the "official" explaination, even!), reading (even more then writing. If it's text, I will read it), tvtropes, anime/manga, and... just about anything I can get my hands on. Literally anything. If you suggest something, I will at least try it. Except most (modern) American TV/music. Man, screw that crap. Couldn't you at least use more then the same 12 words over and over? And when the main entertainment comes from counting cliches and guessing every single "plot twist", there is a problem. (Disclaimer: I'm sure there's quite a bit of original work from the above, but I've yet to find it. Also? I am aware that a lot of what I do like is also rife with cliches... but they manage to make them entertaining. And less annoying.) But recently? Mostly Reborn. I spent over 200 hours on E14.5. That's more then I've spent on a Pokemon game ever. That's more time then I've spent on the last 2 gens combined. That's more time then I've spent on pretty much anything. (Well, almost anything. I think I've spent more time on the utter insanity I call my "headcanons'verse". Maybe.) And that is impressive. Especially since Reborn is taking over my mind, giving me bizarre, unexplainable fanon ideas about the characters and making me semi-seriously plot out fanfictions involving hilarious crossovers. Mostly the fanon, though. Dear God the fanon. Like, say, the Wasteland being sentient (and Terezi Pyrope. It talks like her.). Or the connections between the twins and Radomus. And between Radomus and Serra. Or who Lin actually is. Or just about anything Anna says. Or Titania being either ace/aro. Or Amaria actually being one of the few people Dr. Sigmund's "treatments" might actually help. Or just what Titania did to make Florinia shut down. My personal favorite is the idea that Arceus is lazy/a shut in and even if it gets awoken, it won't do anything (As it's too busy with its video games). Or... well, actually, a lot of things. A lot of wierd things I won't mention simply because they wouldn't make sense if I didn't spend 2+ hours explaining how they came to be, why they came to be, and what I'm referencing from my headcanon'verse. Mostly about Radomus and the Wasteland. For some reason, they're my favorite characters. (Yes, the Wasteland is a character. It has dialogue. It's also probably one of the nicest/most hilarious people in Reborn. "Did you just ride a bull up a ladder???" Yeah, the entire Beldum sidequest was the best thing ever, outside of Terra.) Aaaaaand yeah. Enough about my Reborn obsession. This is mostly just a "hi, I'm welcoming myself to this forum" thread after all. Feel free to ask me any questions you want. Just be warned I have a tendency to completely forget about my socializing attempts (I don't even have a Facebook, and haven't looked at my email since last year) and will probably answer days later, if at all. Sorry!