Maqqy

Okay that dance floor scene in Legends of the Arena was so uncalled for I laughed so hard lmao.

Yes bishesss I’m finally done with botw!! Lol It took me two months to finished that gigantic arsh game but!! Every moment was really fun. It’s gonna be hard to let go of that cartridge. But alas, all good things must end.

Since another one must begin!! I finally got Octopath Traveler and I am p s y c h e d ! ! ! I know next to nothing about this game and I’m coming in clueless. Let’s gooooooo

P.S. I’m playing this version on my pc rather than my switch. Seems more fitting on windows for me since it reminds me of ragnarok mmo. Ooh nostalgia coming in.

I gotta say that was a blast.  Every bits and pieces of the game was magnificent. Took me a long time to play this huh.

Team members:

• Well of course I'm going with my favorite eevolution as a starter. No questions there.
• First time having a Legendary on the team (for the first time in ages?). The Route 15 Forest was just so... I just had to keep a memento. Suicune was perfect for that.

In summary, I loved it. I think what I liked most about it is the experience of it all. It has a different take on Pokemon from all the fan games I played in a while.

Other than deviating from the original "collect all badges and become champion" formula, it conveys a more unique tone and atmosphere that sets it apart from different

main line Pokemon games. So I will really miss LOTA! I will be eagerly waiting for the next update no matter how long it will take. It deserves the patience.

P.S. I've said this before but really the music in this game is the GOAT. Seriously. Almost Nier: Automata God-tier levels of music. Makes the game so much better.

That's all. Thank you for listening to my ted talk!

*Bittersweet feelings. On one hand I'm glad it's over but on the other, I'm going to miss every bit of the journey. One of the best for sure.

The Squadron:

• Masquerain honestly, truly, made this game so much more fun for me. It was a BEAST in this run with almost a broken moveset, typing (Bug/Water) coupled with it's buffed stats? This game had me hollering every minute. I really love Masq and to use it competitively for the first time, it was just oh so joyous. Almost no mon could faint it.
• Hardest gym for me was Clay. His ace Excadrill swallowed my team whole with that really cute move that is Earthquake. It also had Air Balloon so you know, I enjoyed that too.
• Apparently Triple Gym Battle with Flying type Leader Skyla was a thing. Caught me off guard a little bit. We should always thank Arceus that Discharge existed.
• Emboar with Adaptability is so OP, practically a wrecking ball. Imagine if canon Emboar had that.

All in all, the hack really is the best in terms of a very hard challenge, almost Reborn levels. It also brought me back to my Gen 5 times. 

Nonetheless, it is an adventure that I never want to go back again.

Well now that is done, time to play this particular fan game I've been meaning to try. Till next time!

*Here is the team I mainly used on my playthrough. I have three Megas on this team.

Not going to have the opportunity for a while so might as well abuse it. Plus it's Mega Super Buu.

• I feel really blessed to have witnessed the teenage days of Aevium's national anti-conformist band of Jenner, Chasity, Matthew and Tesla. Seeing their past lives really gave their character some depth and more insight. This made me appreciate Tesla more. Seeing as how she worked really hard to get where she is now. Also made me miss Jenner a lot. Would kill to see his death hand at least once...

• Having no max repels in this game is equivalent to the tortures of the devil.

• Keta and Tesla were cute.

• I actually had no idea Beheeyem was capable performing Tsukuyomi until now. When Keta read that Pokedex entry that part really got me and everything made sense I was so shooked.

• April/Krystal really looked like Nymeria. The thought just hit me. Maybe they called it Meira Region, because Nymeria? Hrrrmmm.

• Having Dranna on my team made this game for me. Ily Crescent for letting me borrow her. 

Keta went through a lot in his life and it all makes sense now. I feel very at ease knowing that in Rejuv, I was able to purify his soul so that he could finally rest in peace.

Spacea, Tiempa and whoever the hell that red ranger girl was, they better have a good explanation for all of this. Otherwise I want Griselda to rise from the distortion world and devour every single one of these hoes. Lastly, my heart goes out to my girlie Cella. That woman is so strong to have endured those many heartbreaks (especially with Souta).

I hope that in the end, she too can rest peacefully. 

 Now to wait patiently for Rejuvenation V11. I really appreciate the effort Jan and devs made onto this game. I feel very honored to be playing Rejuvenation.

•  I loved all the changes this version. Starting from the graphics to the extra additional cut scenes on quests and the story. Highlights for me were Wispy Tower, Darchlight Woods/Cave, the Garufa Ruins and most especially the most beautiful Evergreen area. Oh and yes, I like the new protagonist sprites better than the legacy ones. It has more emphasis on the character. Praise God Zumi.

• Extra tidbits I liked was a change in Dimensional Rift Galvantula and Carnivine, meeting Saki at Chrisola Hotel, Past blue-haired Venam, change in Ditto side quest and some more stuff I forgot or lost track of because of you know, the craziness that unfolded this version.

•  I am telling you all now that scene after exiting Gym Leader Erick's gym scared the **** out of me jezaz. I was really about to pass out if I wasn't basking in my glory when I defeated Erick WHICH by the way, was HELL. He now has Murkwater Surface Field and oh yeah, he had a Zapdos. A ZAPDOS. Kill me.

• Following with Erick, I really struggled-bug get it with Crawli this version oh my goodness. Maybe Intense mode wasn't really the brightest idea. A double battle with a Bug type gym leader in the Rain isn't exactly as fun as it sounds. HOWEVER, the real devil is none other than Souta. Do not even get me started. The icing on the cake was really his Thundurus. It was indeed sweet when it decimated all of my team. Nevertheless, I still came out on top so HA! Yet I am traumatized. Dragonite on the sky field should never be a thing and I am now shaking in my boots to the thought of battling Heather in Reborn.

• I literally threw a party when I got Shadow Ball TM after battling Narcissa. I can't even remember the last time I got Shadow Ball this early. I am now the #1 Narcissa Enthusiast.

Well this version actually gave light at the same time made even more questions in my mind. It's obvious now that Nastasia was Dr. Katsu's daughter

and explains how she got Deoxys. The whole Sheridan issue has now been brought to light. Nim or apparently, Lorna (I'm sad) was the cause of the stone conspiracy. 

It was completely obvious but now I am a full pledged #Velia stan.

The questions now are the mysteries regarding the Meira? Region, Storm-9, Alexandra and Nim,

that woke dude Isha and the little girl Madelis talked to. Pokemon Rejuvenation is wack my guys. It was wack before,

but now it has reached the ultimate pinnacle of wackiness. The lore and unanswered questions are what makes it exciting to look forward to. 

Although it can get very anime-ish and cringey at times not gonna lie, it still shines with its moments.

So yeah thank you for taking the time to read this stupidly long summary. Time to play Version -1 Where Love Lies!

Maqqycritic: 2/5 

Sorry guys, I just basically played SM again. It's expected yes because it is an enhanced version.. but it failed to keep interest. Rainbow Rocket felt like a filler story and was just there. Catching UB's in their respective habitats, traveling in wormholes, its hard difficulty and Ultra Necrozma are the highlights and that is it. USUM are just in fact, DLCs.

Thoughts: Pokemon Switch needs to step up. I'd be lying if I said I'm not expecting BOTW and Odyssey levels of good because honestly I would be very disappointed if it doesn't. I would very much appreciate it, if GameFreak would realize that majority of their fans grew up with the games and doesn't need anymore hand holding and mediocre gameplay. It's for kids? Then add a difficulty mode (It has been long overdue seriously). I loved SM, so I have a little bit of hope. I have fan games like Reborn to thank you because without them, my love for Pokemon would've dwindled entirely.

In Reshiram path, Taka's death came of as a surprise because I didn't see an Absol beforehand. A minor detail yeah, but maybe it was intentional? Maybe it isn't considered a disaster? Idk.