Veterans Azeria Posted January 15, 2016 Veterans Posted January 15, 2016 That's really interesting and a great thought! Will it work as a bigger and better version of post-episode content, like the ship's held and the police sidequests in E1, or will other story points serve as episode finish lines? The latter, the second gym battle only comes at around the halfway line of the episode(content wise it's really early on actually). This doesn't make Duster any less hard, in fact he is possibly one of the most brutal gym battles in the game.
Odybld Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 Azery nation nerfing Duster in E2,5, con-fuckin-firmed Anyway, that's exciting news, not only because it means that the story will claim the pole position in the game, but because it fixes one of the very weird things in Reborn: with the episodical releases, the climactic battle at the end of the ep is not rescuing an area from the vine infestation but battling the teacher in the local academy. Not rescuing an area of a teleportation occurence that plagues it and destroying the evil team's base, but battling the 7yo boy next to the lake. Not rescuing the girl who jumped from the waterfall twice from the claws of the evil team, but partaking in a circus spectacle of a gym battle, kid you not Tomas. Really, Reborn has always followed the pattern of "the episode starts, the plot continues, a subplot reaches a peaking point, subplot concludes, gym battle, episode koniec" and I'll be glad to see it break with Se7en.
Tomas Elliot Posted January 15, 2016 Author Posted January 15, 2016 Mind you, Reborn's formula has its merit. And Reborn can afford following it on the account of having A LOT more gym leaders (more than twice as many in fact). We, however, have only 8 gyms, so we must be careful about how we handle them. Believe me when I say, finding the perfect balance was a pain, and there are still some details on which we argue to this day.
Odybld Posted January 15, 2016 Posted January 15, 2016 Yes, I know the formula has its merits, but sometimes it gets a little bit too much, especially if you look at it from a distance, making big story events seem anticlimactic in favour of some gym battles that won't always make a ton of sense. Anyway, I really trust Huk, you, Zim and the whole brain trust (I mean think tank) behind the project to deliver the goods and the story at a good pace.
Tomas Elliot Posted January 16, 2016 Author Posted January 16, 2016 So, we were all so busy after Reborn's Christmas Party, we forgot to brag about how people voted us Fangame of the Year 2015. I therefore decided to edit the title of the topic and, since I was at it, I removed the survey concerning Ep 1, since we hadn't been getting new votes for a while anyway. Here is how the poll last looked: Welp, this is all for now. Thank you all for your support, please stick with us! New info on Ep 2 will be coming soon... And don't forget that the anniversary of this project (February the first) is approaching!
Eternal Shading Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 This fangame is really really awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes. Fangame of the year? That's awesome where were the votes for this can we see where it was announced?
Tomas Elliot Posted January 16, 2016 Author Posted January 16, 2016 It happened on the server during the Christmas Party. I wasn't even there: as mentioned, I was very busy in that period so I even forgot to brag, after I was told by others about this result. But welp, since I felt the poll had overstayed its welcome and it was about time to come up with a new title for the topic, I thought I'd bring that up.
Fumble Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 This post will be updated as the evening's events go by! Aces in the Hole Congrats to Chubb, Dobby, FraRPetO, mde, and SHIA for figuring out the Aces! Special thanks to Tacos (Spades), Xiri (Clubs), KosherKoneko (Diamonds), and Renzo (Hearts) for helping to make the game a success! Reborn Royalty Jack Frost: Arkhidon Snow Queen: Rosesong Polar Monarch: SHIA Snowball Fight Congrats to Kamina for winning the Holiday Tour, and thanks to all who participated!Rebornies T3RR4 4R4WR3D: Jelly Rookie MVP: Zumi Server Ace: LostLore Best Fangame: Se7en MVP: Rosesong It definitely deserves the title, though~
Veterans Azeria Posted January 16, 2016 Veterans Posted January 16, 2016 It definitely deserves the title, though~ I'm personally iffy about it :S, probably because I'm self-depreciating but I feel as if it could be MUCH better...and it will, just not until E3.
Tomas Elliot Posted January 16, 2016 Author Posted January 16, 2016 That's not the kind of stuff you should be saying in public, you know <.<
NickCrash Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 I'm expecting a lot from E2. Most of what I expect are tons of new pokemon, like a new Mt.Moon.
Nova Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 Hm..... hm.... <-- new Duster Duster got a little more "rugged" over time. Almost like he's tired of waiting for CH2 to come out to kick trainers' butts.
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted January 16, 2016 Global Mods Posted January 16, 2016 I was wondering if I was the only one to think the overworld sprite looked like it had more hair than the battle sprite. I actually thought it was Irvine at first when I saw the picture.
Red_Chaos Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 I was wondering if I was the only one to think the overworld sprite looked like it had more hair than the battle sprite. I actually thought it was Irvine at first when I saw the picture. same, i thought we were just getting a random npc sprite :S
Veterans Azeria Posted January 16, 2016 Veterans Posted January 16, 2016 same, i thought we were just getting a random npc sprite :S Y'know, the ???: before his speech should have hinted you off that this was an Important character, lol.
Fumble Posted January 16, 2016 Posted January 16, 2016 Yeah, the only reason I thought it was Duster was because of the hat lol
Tomas Elliot Posted January 16, 2016 Author Posted January 16, 2016 In truth, most of the gym leaders have received massive updates since their respective announcements. It's just that Nova's spriting style is evolving... And with each new step forward, he remakes all the sprites from scratch. The guy is never satisfied...
Developers Caz Posted January 16, 2016 Developers Posted January 16, 2016 Hey congratulations on the award! Se7en has such a large scope and a talented team, and I really enjoyed Episode 1. Good luck for the future you guys.
Veterans Azeria Posted January 16, 2016 Veterans Posted January 16, 2016 Hey congratulations on the award! Se7en has such a large scope and a talented team, and I really enjoyed Episode 1. Good luck for the future you guys. Thank you, thank you. Same goes to you Caz, I really enjoyed playing through Desolation even if I couldn't finish it thanks to PC problems.
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted January 17, 2016 Global Mods Posted January 17, 2016 I finally found an Elftik, but I only had one Poke Ball and it broke out x . x EDIT: Bought 3 Poke Balls, found another one and caught it on the third ball
Nova Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I finally found an Elftik, but I only had one Poke Ball and it broke out x . x EDIT: Bought 3 Poke Balls, found another one and caught it on the third ball Nice job! Elftik's a tough one to catch. Now imagine trying to hunt for a Shiny one...
NickCrash Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 The new Duster looks much better and quite detailed. He even looks like Chuck Norris in Walker Texas Ranger (which I believe was the original intent too). So, I believe congrats are long due. I love this.
Cepheus Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 Oh my god... I just had a serious realization about Elftik (yeah, a little late since Elftik was the last update before the Teaser... I know... bla bla bla...) but the first time I encountered Elftik I knew there was something familiar about this little Bug, but I couldn't figure it out... and it just NOW hit me, while scrolling through 9gag and seeing this picture: everyone who played Gen.1 and 2 know these symbols... Aquatic - Lizard/Dragon Plants - Mystical Bugs - Mammals look at the Bug-Type symbol! LOOKT AT IT! Elftik IS the Bug-Type symbol! - those giant red eyes - the six legs and the antennas - the round body - the open mouth! the only thing that is missing are it's tiny wings... but you can't see them because they are on it's back - wich isn't pictured in teh bug type symbol! MIND! BLOWN!
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