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[Blargg888]

Mario Odyssey is fun, though I don't think it's as hype as BotW, personally. Maybe this will change but I feel like BotW did more to innovate the Zelda formula than Odyssey seems to be doing.
Like, I LOVE the movement options here but I feel like the Cappy mechanic is just meh, it's mostly just used for puzzles and the likes and there doesn't seem to be a lot of creativity with what you can do with them. You possess something, you do what they're supposed to do.
My favorite is the Bullet Bill though, since it gives you a temporary flight ability in a very open map, it's quite fun and useful.

I'm on Wood Kingdom or whatever, chose it first because lol water levels pls no.
Sand Kingdom was fun but there's a lot of open space, like, the whole southwestern section could have something more to it.
Anyways, there was a dog and it didn't die so this game is already 10/10 lol

I don't think innovation is necessarily the goal of Mario Odyssey though.

BotW was definitely trying to be innovative, but Mario Odyssey feels more like a combination of parts of all the previous 3D Mario games rather than a whole new thing.
I don't remember who said it, but I remember hearing someone say that BotW is more like an evolution of Zelda, whereas Odyssey is more like a celebration of Mario.

Also, I think part of the appeal of the Cappy mechanic is from the added movement options along with the cap-turing.
That's just me though.

Did anyone notice Farfetch'd gets First Impression as an egg move?

How is that going to be breed into him?

First Impression?

Isn't that Golisopod's move?

That's a good question.

 

[ChikoLad]

>tfw SEGA Europe screwed up and didn't put Episode Shadow on the EU PSN so I have to keep checking for when it goes up

 

[praline]

I just realized

Spoiler

Poiple isn't the first UB that evolves.

So it's not that special

What is then?

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

What is then?

Lunala and Solgeleo!

 

[Wario Bros.]

Do you think we'll get some sort of a Black Friday on the Switch's eShop?

Of course, Nintendo themselves won't have anything there (but if they actually do I'm expecting lame discounts).

 

[Kirby Dragons]

Does Gallade finally get Sacred Sword, like he should've gotten last Gen?

Lunala and Solgeleo!

Neither are Ultra Beasts.

And technically speaking, neither of them evolve.

 

[Opossum]

Does Gallade finally get Sacred Sword, like he should've gotten last Gen?

Neither are Ultra Beasts.

And technically speaking, neither of them evolve.

Not sure, but Oshawott does.

 

[Robert of Normandy]

So on Serenes Forest there's a thread where every week people make 3x3 mosaics according to a certain theme/question. This week the theme was favorite video game characters. Figured I'd post mine here:

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Edit: link to the pic since the uploader's not working.
Left to right, top to bottom: Kim Kaphwan(Fatal Fury/ King of Figthers), Jill (Fire Emblem), Guy (Final Fight/Street Fighter)
Estelle Bright (Trails in the Sky), Yumizuka Satsuki(Tsukihime/Melty Blood), Renee Hayworth(Trails in the Sky)
Yunica Tovah (Ys Origin), Minerva (Fire Emblem), Yuri Sakazaki (Art of Fighting/King of Fighters)

Here's a picture template and a mosaic tool in case anyone here wants to make one.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Does Gallade finally get Sacred Sword, like he should've gotten last Gen?

Neither are Ultra Beasts.

And technically speaking, neither of them evolve.

How are they not? And they are part of an evolution line

 

[Swamp Sensei]

>tfw SEGA Europe screwed up and didn't put Episode Shadow on the EU PSN so I have to keep checking for when it goes up

This joke.

This mother****ing joke.

Made me laugh for at least a minute.

 

[praline]

Lunala and Solgeleo!

They aren’t ultra beasts.

 

[Opossum]

Does Gallade finally get Sacred Sword, like he should've gotten last Gen?

Neither are Ultra Beasts.

And technically speaking, neither of them evolve.

It's...a blurred line.

The game doesn't classify them or Necrozma the same way it does Ultra Beasts, going by their Dex color being yellow instead of green, but the lore itself implies they originally were UBs, but adapted to the world of the games much quicker and much earlier than the other ones.

 

[Deleted member]

I don't think innovation is necessarily the goal of Mario Odyssey though.

BotW was definitely trying to be innovative, but Mario Odyssey feels more like a combination of parts of all the previous 3D Mario games rather than a whole new thing.
I don't remember who said it, but I remember hearing someone say that BotW is more like an evolution of Zelda, whereas Odyssey is more like a celebration of Mario.

Also, I think part of the appeal of the Cappy mechanic is from the added movement options along with the cap-turing.
That's just me though.



First Impression?

Isn't that Golisopod's move?

That's a good question.

As I said, the movement options are great, I love them.
But the capturing mechanic isn't all that cool or varied due to how they limit Mario more than help.

Still, I'm certainly enjoying this game, it's just fun even if my fingers hurt but they always say love hurts

 

[Kirby Dragons]

Spoiler: Move Tutors

It looks like every new non-Pheromosa Fighting-type gets Drain Punch, which is great. Incineroar and Mimikyu gets it too.

Looking at this, Pokemon with alternate forms are listed more than once for moves. I noticed that Kommo-o and Gumshoos are listed twice like this, and Mimikyu is listed four times.

How are they not? And they are part of an evolution line

They're just regular Legendaries (though there's what Opossum said).

Not sure, but Oshawott does.

Oh, Gallade better get Sacred Sword.

Dude has swords for arms. He's known as the Blade Pokemon.

The Honedge line, Kartana, and now Oshawott all get Sacred Sword, and none of them are Fighting-types.

Gallade can even use Leaf Blade somehow.

I don't care if Drain Punch and Close Combat are better. Sacred Sword or I'm suing.

 

[Opossum]

Spoiler: Move Tutors

It looks like every new non-Pheromosa Fighting-type gets Drain Punch, which is great. Incineroar and Mimikyu gets it too.

Looking at this, Pokemon with alternate forms are listed more than once for moves. I noticed that Kommo-o and Gumshoos are listed twice like this, and Mimikyu is listed four times.

They're just regular Legendaries (though there's what Opossum said).

Oh, Gallade better get Sacred Sword.

Dude has swords for arms. He's known as the Blade Pokemon.

The Honedge line, Kartana, and now Oshawott all get Sacred Sword, and none of them are Fighting-types.

Gallade can even use Leaf Blade somehow.

I don't care if Drain Punch and Close Combat are better. Sacred Sword or I'm suing.

I can say this outside of spoilers because it's stuff we saw prerelease, but the multiple listings likely indicate Totem forms, with Mimikyu having four because of its Busted form.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

When is Farfetch'd going to get Sacred Sword?

I tried to figure out how Farfetch'd is going to get First Impression, but no other pokemon seems to gain it from

https://pastebin.com/raw/yy8wTD0G

And Golisopod and Farfetch'd don't share an egg group


...So, and egg move he can't actually GET?

Have they done that before?

 

[Deleted member]

Cobalion: "This is the secret art that we, the three musketeers, have been holding for ages, now, it's your time to learn it, you, the fourth musketeer... and the fifth, sixth and seventh too"
Ok but can we start giving out more Legendary signature moves to other Pokemon? Aeroblast Oricorio pls

When is Farfetch'd going to get Sacred Sword?

I tried to figure out how Farfetch'd is going to get First Impression, but no other pokemon seems to gain it from

https://pastebin.com/raw/yy8wTD0G

And Golisopod and Farfetch'd don't share an egg group

Is Smeargle in the same egg group as Farfetch'd?

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Cobalion: "This is the secret art that we, the three musketeers, have been holding for ages, now, it's your time to learn it, you, the fourth musketeer... and the fifth, sixth and seventh too"
Ok but can we start giving out more Legendary signature moves to other Pokemon? Aeroblast Oricorio pls

Is Smeargle in the same egg group as Farfetch'd?

That must be it. Didn't even think of Smeargle

Field

 

[praline]

I hope for the next gen they add a bunch of physical fairy moves so pokemon like Snubbul/Granbull are actually useable.

 

[Wario Bros.]

With all this Pokémon stuff, I almost forgot: I still have a spare download code for a level 100 Shiny Silvally. Anyone want it?

First come, first serve and North American version of Sun & Moon only.

If you don't get it from me, GameStop stores are giving out these special cards until November 13.

 

[ChikoLad]

I made an Imgur album with all of my Sonic Forces Avatars so far. I think I've already posted most of them here though.

https://imgur.com/a/iyueo

 

[Aurane]

I hope for the next gen they add a bunch of physical fairy moves so pokemon like Snubbul/Granbull are actually useable.

That's not even Snubbul/Granbull's issue. Granbull actually can run a pretty cool defensive set with Z-Heal Bell alongside Play Rough and Earthquake.

Granbull @ Normalium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Play Rough
- Earthquake
- Heal Bell
- Thunder Wave

We don't need new physical Fairy-Type attacks to be honest. Play Rough and Moonblast are usually the go tos, and are very good attacks themselves.

 

[praline]

That's not even Snubbul/Granbull's issue. Granbull actually can run a pretty cool defensive set with Z-Heal Bell alongside Play Rough and Earthquake.

Granbull @ Normalium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Play Rough
- Earthquake
- Heal Bell
- Thunder Wave

We don't need new physical Fairy-Type attacks to be honest. Play Rough and Moonblast are usually the go tos, and are very good attacks themselves.

Actually yes we do need more physical fairy moves.

 

[Arcanir]

So about Necrozma...

Spoiler

We finally got footage of Ultra Necrozma and its Z-Move.

We've got some great Pokedex entries here:

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Drampa: If a child it has made friends with is bullied, Drampa will find the bully’s house and burn it to the ground.

Slowbro(Mega): Tremendous energy strengthened the power of the Shellder on its tail, but it doesn't really affect Slowpoke.

Pinsir(Mega): After Mega Evolution, it becomes able to fly. Perhaps because it's so happy, it rarely touches the ground.

Scizor(Mega): It stores the excess energy from Mega Evolution, so after a long time passes, its body starts to melt.

Houdoom(Mega): Its red claws and the tips of its tail are melting from high internal temperatures that are painful to Houndoom itself.

Tyranitar(Mega): Due to the colossal power poured into it, this Pokémon’s back split right open. Its destructive instincts are the only thing keeping it moving.

Tyrantrum: Complete restoration is impossible, allowing room for theories that its entire body was once covered in a feather-like coat.

https://pastebin.com/a72Xmhm5

Spoiler

I love how Tyrantrum blatantly drops the feathered tyranno debate into the games like that, as a geology enthusiast it makes me smile to see nods to that. As for the others, what the hell did Mega Evolution do to the guy that writes dex entries? It seems like with every new game they get a bit darker. Tyranitar in particular is just brutal, poor thing is basically walking around with a broken back and the only drive it has to live is to destroy everything in its path.

Some of the other dex entries are pretty neat too. Such as Salandit's, Salazzle's and Flygon's:

Salandit: The males will do whatever the females tell them. They give the females most of their food. Due to malnutrition, the males can’t evolve.
Salazzle: It punishes Salandit that couldn't bring it food with a fierce slap of its flame-spewing palm.
Flygon: By flapping their wings, Flygon cause sandstorms that conceal Krookodile. The team then splits the prey they catch.

The former two of which since it gives a reason for why male Salandits can't evolve, and the latter because it's nice getting more of that interspecies interaction that the Alolan dex is known for.

 

[Aurane]

Actually yes we do need more physical fairy moves.

Explain why we need more.

 

[A Distant Demon]

So about Necrozma...

Spoiler

We finally got footage of Ultra Necrozma and its Z-Move.

Spoiler

I love how Tyrantrum blatantly drops the feathered tyranno debate into the games like that, as a geology enthusiast it makes me smile to see nods to that. As for the others, what the hell did Mega Evolution do to the guy that writes dex entries? It seems like with every new game they get a bit darker. Tyranitar in particular is just brutal, poor thing is basically walking around with a broken back and the only drive it has to live is to destroy everything in its path.

Some of the other dex entries are pretty neat too. Such as Salandit's, Salazzle's and Flygon's:

Salandit: The males will do whatever the females tell them. They give the females most of their food. Due to malnutrition, the males can’t evolve.
Salazzle: It punishes Salandit that couldn't bring it food with a fierce slap of its flame-spewing palm.
Flygon: By flapping their wings, Flygon cause sandstorms that conceal Krookodile. The team then splits the prey they catch.

The former two of which since it gives a reason for why male Salandits can't evolve, and the latter because it's nice getting more of that interspecies interaction that the Alolan dex is known for.

Jesus Christ that poor Wingull

This x10

Spoiler

 

[praline]

Explain why we need more.

Because there’s only 1, and so pokemon like the Snubbull line can have a stab move before level 40.

And because there’s only 1.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I don't want to spoil myself too much but is this the National Dex order for the new mons?

Spoiler

#802 Marshadow
#803 Poipole
#804 Naganadel
#805 Stakataka
#806 Blacephalon
#807 Zeraora

EDIT: Found out that's correct

 

[Aurane]

Because there’s only 1, and so pokemon like the Snubbull line can have a stab move before level 40.

And because there’s only 1.

One that has a 90 base power. That's the thing- its a good attack.

I mean sure- diversity would be nice for the sake of leveling. Maybe a priority move. That'd be great.

But I personally don't feel that its a need at all. It'd be a cool addition, but the one move we got is really good.

 

[praline]

One that has a 90 base power. That's the thing- its a good attack.

I mean sure- diversity would be nice for the sake of leveling. Maybe a priority move. That'd be great.

But I personally don't feel that its a need at all. It'd be a cool addition, but the one move we got is really good.

Diversity? I’m talking about actually being able to use a physical fairy type move during the main game 90 base power is fine but it’s not useable until level 40+.

...why am I even talking to you? Ughh

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

When they add some more physical fairy type pokemon it'll probably come with some new moves

Especially if we get a physical fairy starter

Edit: After viewing the list of main villain characters, I've come to realize the only ones I care about are Giovanni, Cyrus, and Guzma

 

[Aurane]

Diversity? I’m talking about actually being able to use a physical fairy type move during the main game

I know that, but in my opinion its not really necessary because the main game itself is really easy. You can easily clear it with a physical Fairy-Type that has no physical Fairy-Type physical attacks. But again, it'd be nice if there were.

...why am I even talking to you? Ughh

...This place is great for civil discussions and opinion-sharing.

You know what? **** it. Never mind.

 

[praline]

Either way my pokemon game has 11 new physical fairy moves.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Who here knows how to use Rabb.It? I officially give up. After days of messing around with the damn thing to make it stream movies, few were successful. I've streamed Igor, but that's because it was already an option on the site. I've streamed Don't Be A Menace from a movie site, had too much lag and delays. I've tried streaming the Ed, Edd, n Eddy movie. Guess what? Too much lag, audio delays, and crashes. And there is no option to stream movies that you download, so I had to get a Rabb.It share extension for Google Chrome just make streams possible from a tab. I have no Netflix, that is out. I have no Hulu, so that's out. Too drained and too tired to even try attempting to use Rabb.It anymore.

Guess Movie Night will never happen. With no movie nights or game nights, Insert Name Here is just a boring community with no real entertainment and I can safely say it's a failure as of now.

 

[Wario Bros.]

We better get Eternal Flower Floette this time around.

COMPLETED data for that Pokémon exists in X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Bank, Sun, Moon and surprise-surprise, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Game Freak is kind of annoying me on this.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Who here knows how to use Rabb.It? I officially give up. After days of messing around with the damn thing to make it stream movies, few were successful. I've streamed Igor, but that's because it was already an option on the site. I've streamed Don't Be A Menace from a movie site, had too much lag and delays. I've tried streaming the Ed, Edd, n Eddy movie. Guess what? Too much lag, audio delays, and crashes. And there is no option to stream movies that you download, so I had to get a Rabb.It share extension for Google Chrome just make streams possible from a tab. I have no Netflix, that is out. I have no Hulu, so that's out. Too drained and too tired to even try attempting to use Rabb.It anymore.

Guess Movie Night will never happen. With no movie nights or game nights, Insert Name Here is just a boring community with no real entertainment and I can safely say it's a failure as of now.

I use Rabb.it all the time and sadly, the lagging, studdering, ect happens a lot and Im not sure how to fix that. There have been times where I would get through an anime episode with no problems at all tho so I think ots just if Rabb.it wants to cooperate or not

 

[Ura]

I have no issue with this mini game. Maybe you haven't pressed hard enough?

That being said the MP100 I'm disappointed with the roster because I was kinda expecting a couple of more characters

Clearly you haven;t played this mini-game in Mini-Game Coaster mode. Cause if you did you would know the horrors this rotten atrocity brings. ( Ura is angry if you weren't able to tell already )

I don't really care about rosters in MP's. Mini-Games and the overall gameplay is what sells the game. That being said I don't like the lack of DK in the game. He was always my main when I played as a kid.

How did they even figure out which are the most popular 10 mini games from each party?

Not really sure. There's not an even balance in what games they chose. Some games are more represented than others. MP8 has only 3 from it's game while MP3 has a huge amount of games in there; rightfully so mind you (love that game).

Still cheesed that Bobsled Run didn't make the cut and yet somehow the devs thought it would be a good idea to put in Mecha-Bull****...err Marathon in the game. That mini-game should be wiped from existence.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

I use Rabb.it all the time and sadly, the lagging, studdering, ect happens a lot and Im not sure how to fix that. There have been times where I would get through an anime episode with no problems at all tho so I think ots just if Rabb.it wants to cooperate or not

Figured that one. It acts like whenever it wants to work and that's the most frustrating part. Flawless at first, then screws you over when you want to open a room for a movie.

If it can't cooperate well, then there will be no way I'll be able to stream movies for the server. Best leave that idea in the back burner.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Poison being one of my top favorite types getting an injection of awesomeness.

Team is going to be nothing but poison, bugs, and water pokemon though

 

[ChikoLad]

Looking through the Sonic Forces OST and...

Spoiler

The post-game World Map theme is called "World Map (Sonic's Control)"...