Maqqy

Mostly from the players, from what I've found. It's almost like they saw that she was a salesperson and immediately assumed that she'd be just as morally bankrupt as the dippity-doo from her Ch. 2. Guess that's kinda to be expected, though, seeing as the last merchant Octopath's team made was a self-righteous prick, even throughout the entirety of his, ah, "redemption arc"...

That's kind of ridiculous lol you wouldn't expect that kind of personality on an MC but well, I did found most players really love her so I guess it kinda goes equal.

Hmmm wait a min who might you be talking about? 

Erutus Profiteur from the Bravely games, of course. Dude's every bit as slimy as he looks. At least nobody in Octopath tried to seize all of the water supplies in a desert nation in attempt to build a monopoly, right?

Yes of course! I bought it around a month ago, but I don’t play it much 

Um, why??? You’re missing out

Too many games, too little times

Must protect at all costs.

Little did Insurgence know, true mega eevee just has more fluff!

I love Mega Eevee for insurgence too! Especially that broken arse ability.

Fates and Awakening based the ending certain characters got based on their S rank. However, in 3h the highest you can get is A(a+) so instead it's based on who fight next to each other more often. Meaning if you wanna "hook up" some of them you gotta base your tactics around that...

Ooh wee. It was more simple back then. Though I like the idea of it now being based on realism. The more you fight with each other the more you bond too. It’s like a shonen manga lol.

I get that, but it kinda rubs me wrong as it messed with a few of my endings 

you were saying? :]

Different leaker, it seems. The first guy got cut off from his source due to recklessly endangering them for personal gain.

I TAKE IT BACK Impidimp's evo is SICK my prayers have been answered hell yes

A whole month? Why so long?

@DreamblitzX One or two years goodness.... dream the most patient human being on earth. Give me an update on what kind of specs you're looking for!! And yes, after approximately 1 hour of gameplay, I can confirm that shit is indeed incredible.

@Chrixai You had a similar experience? Lol

@SilverAngelus I ordered a different model apart from the base one because it was a really good deal. Apparently when it comes to customized units, it takes 3-4 weeks to ship. So yes we will dig in to our grave for now till it comes..

@Maqqy

Hang in there~

You still haven't deleted that photo...

Doesn’t matter if I delete it, it’s embedded on our minds forever

They say if you stare into it's eye for more than a minute that you turn to ashes and it sucks up your soul. When it enters battle, it is said to use the screams of it's victim's soul.

lol

Oh lovely! Minecraft is such a fun game for me as well, despite not having as much to do as the average AAA game, the very process of digging around and exploring overland is really fun, even before you get into the real "meat" of mining, fighting, and crafting.

Just dumb fun is what you'll probably get from it, but that's quite worth 

Update: Getting the hang of it now. I'm starting to see the real appeal of this game now  

Cool! Looks like Articuno is gonna be a major part here on for a lot of folks (mine included)

Azumarill, Delphox, Gigalith, Tangrowth, Flygon and Manectric for me. I also swap in Dodrio, Toxicroak and Gengar for some major battles 

On that note, I fervently hope for a Dodrio mega line since I've had him since the beginning - there's something about holding on to your first pokemon for me

I did some battle simulators with Articuno and it’s just partner it with wide lens for better accuracy with Blizzard and Hurricane and it’s gg.

Your team has a good balance with typings and also physical/special attackers which I really like.

Yo, Dodrio is so underrated or better yet underestimated. Learning swords dance with great stab moves? Party’s over.

I have the same notion too, that’s why I consider Lycanroc my ace rather than Primarina as my official starter. There’s a good chance that they might give the starters custom megas, because there has to be a reason why they were chosen in the first place. Mega lycanroc can you just imagine.....

Nice, I'm gonna try that. Wide Lens blizzard and hurricane sound op

Thanks! HP Ice + Flame Burst Mega Manectric is my new thing now. I also have sand rush Stoutland in rotation as well, hes a beast when paired with Gigalith. Get rekt with normalium z giga impact, almost always OHKOs

Indeed. Lightning fast and hard hitting. Priority stab quick attack as well

That was my thought too. Perhaps Sand Force M-Lycanroc? Or something broken like contrary or defiant haha

Is that a hint or smth? Might be overthinking but yess I am joyful to battle..

It's one of Olberic's start battles quotes 

Ooohhh 

TRUTH. I really hope they realize this sooner or later and maybe they will. Although I kind of accepted by now that Gen 1 pandering is basically their main business game plan in every new title. Only a matter of time when things need to change. Gen 8 will be the start hopefully.

we can only hope. coincidently, gen 5 is the one with the least gen 1 nostalgia padding and is my favorite gen, coincidence? Yes. completely

Yeah, I second that statement. Can't wait for Gen 8  

Yes they have! Some transitioned to double battles but I’m not sure if that is only on Intense mode. Starting a new run is very much worth it for me.

@Azeria

Same here. I'm on my way to the middle part and for a demo release, it delivered.

Probably I tried PR soon, sound really a great game

It just needs to address the FPS but honestly I think Reborn, Rejuv and Desolation lag more for me lul

Gives me the feeling of relief, like I'm still me or I don't know. Fills me with comfort and puts me at ease especially when I go back to Pokemon. Life is really strange that way

All it takes is, for example, starting to hear Reborn's musics as you play. My god, everything else just vanishes

Look Maqqy, I feel a bit like you at the moment: the fact of not having time to play because of life and a lot of work, I can not wait to start playing Pokémon around August, which will be my month of rest and I would say finally, return as I once was :3

Gen 5 would actually be the one without the glasses, and prolly gen 1 the one with the glasses

^Yes and Tobey Maguire would be genwunners.

yup

I’m reaching that amount at this point in time so bibs, let’s get our ouija boards ready @Obi-Wan Kenobibs

w-weegee board?

luigi board

Red, Blue and especially Green on the game (with there manga design) has me so pumped up I have to give it to them. It’s literally kanto again but it’s still a new pokemon game. Still something to look forward too!

Meanwhile, I await news on generation 8 xD

Aren’t we all Gen 8 will change Pokemon entirely since Masuda may not be directing it anymore. If it doesn’t, they can just keep it. We need (and deserve) change.

Better to wait for next year's deals because it's definitely worth it! I got mine for just 999$ and it's more than it's worth. Macbook pro is also a good investment imo because it's perfect for work and social related tasks 

gratz maqqy

Thank you wolfy 

I'm always happy to see gen 5 being appreciated

^ It also makes me sad to see it being under appreciated 

It's the butt of every joke, but the peak of what we've gotten. Even if Black 2 and White 2 kinda spoiled us with proper sequals over Pokémon Grey.

Thank you for spoiling

The movies gonna be good 

It’s the best reviewed video game movie ever. They really did a good marketing job with all of this

I love how everyone was crowing about the VG movie curse being broken, and then the Sonic movie trailer came out. There's no curse, detective pika is just good.

When I saw the gameplay I just knew that he would be the one. 

It was those weird u-shaped hands that sold me 

The one I’m most curious about on the new mons is Impidimp. I wished we could have had more info on him.

The day I have a Switch and Pokemon Sword/Shield, I will choose Scorbunny since I always choose the fire starter Pokemon~

But I also have a mind to break tradition and chose Sobble because this tear-jerking angel is....tear jerking

Have fun with Sobble, Maqqy

It was honestly between Scorbunny and Sobble but how could you refuse a crying menace... you can’t.

It’s good to wait a little bit more because I think nintendo is rumored to release two new models for the switch. I recall it was a mini and a pro. Watch out for that!

I will! I’m still excited about the games amidst all the drama. Hopefully November comes by soon

Yeah, its big and filled with nothing.

@Wolfox Yay happy for you wolfy. Play odyssey too!

@Youmu9 Did you not like the game Youmu? What made you disappointed? 

I might, it's not on my radar tho

Oh there's much more

@DreamblitzX Yes basically when you find each character you finish chapter 1 then chap 2 opens up. Wait a min.. what do you mean haven’t played it? Why not?? 

@Wolfox You always say that and I don’t know if I should be scared or not...

Be scared if you think you should be

though im totally on board for that hard mode you mentioned. it was one of the best features bw2 added, and subsequently got axed for ??? reason.

its not even that hard to make. bring it back gamefriq.

The problem with Gen II is that the level curve basically becomes a flat line once you reach Ecruteak City because you can go basically anywhere from there.

Even then Claire is still a legit threat though even if in part due to Dragons still being rather hard to deal with at the time.

@Skull Servant HG/SS maybe were the easiest, but the same doesn’t qualify for GSC. Those games were entirely different from their remakes because the Physical/Special split weren’t implemented yet. Plus the non existence of certain items and TMs.

I do agree that our experience with the games have made us basically experts already. I just believe that GF can still pull a Reborn on the games, even without the field effects and everything.

@Gentleman Jaggi Claire, Whitney, Morty and even Jasmine were really hard to deal with atleast on the first or three times. I also had to level all my mons to 50 before I challenged the league. I generally don’t miss the grinding of it all, but the sense of preparing yourself for the battle is something that is now profoundly lost with the recent games I must say.