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Sword and Shield still look neat, but all the recent news made it from a must buy to a "It'll be nice, but I don't need it".

I'm still gonna get it regardless, but GF does need to say something about the whole situation considering this is tearing the fanbase from the inside out.

Not unlike FE Fates, Sword/Shield I'm just going to have to see/hear from to determine when I pick it up. I'm not going to kid myself into saying I won't pick it up out of protest. I've spent and gotten less return on singular pieces of merchandise than the hours of enjoyment I know I'll get from the game. Plus I generally force myself to only using new Pokemon in first runs anyway.

It's frustrating but the writing has been on the wall for a few years now, especially if you're a PokeSpe/Adventures fan like myself; the B2W2 manga is still on-going! Shorter Gens time-lengths (at least compared to 1/3/4), less anime-filler arcs, introducing new Pokemon/forms in-between Gens, less new Pokemon overall, no more international release delays (bar PAL regions/XY Leaks), etc. Pokemon is a mass marketing machine.

My only question is how TPC/Game Freak will handle the crunch/negative press and how will sales be effected? How many Pokemon are actually being left out vs. how many are we gaining? Will there be patches or will they cut their loses and focus on a Director's Cut/DP Remake? What gameplay mechanics are we gaining/losing/can Megas or Z-Moves return? How long is single player/how big is the world? etc.

 

[Knight Dude]

Stands are named after pop artists?

I think most of them are named after rockbands. But there's some pop and hip-hop thrown in every once in a while. But not just the artists' names, but album titles and song names.

Early JoJo would have the characters themselves be named after the artists. Dio being named after the singer Dio(Holy Diver and The Mob Rules). Vanilla Ice in Part 3. Lisa Lisa, Robert E.O. Speedwagon. Avdol's last name being based off of Paula Abdul. Most of the time, it's the stands now. Part 6 had fashion lines instead for character names.

 

[EricTheGamerman]

Every time someone calls me a **** for buying Sword and Shield I want to get it more

I dunno why people on are so invested in what I spend my money on

It comes down to the fact that every person who buys the game reinforces the point that the must upset people are trying to make. That Game Freak can make Sword and Shield and it will just sell like it always will and they won't be forced to do any better with a future game/work on Sword/Shield or whatever they have specifically in mind. And I mean, they're technically correct, businesses wouldn't do certain things if people didn't buy their products...

But it's also really ****ty to force your standard of game on everyone else and there are some people that care about things in a different way from you. I've criticized Sword/Shield here before, but I definitely get why people are potentially quite excited for it and why they would want to buy it. There's no reason to criticize someone for that. It's a ****ing Pokemon game, not a life and death situation where you specific judgment seriously impacts other people in a real way.

bb-b-b--b-b-b-b-but you're supporting mediocre and lazy developers to keep getting lazy you shill!

hashtag bring back claydol!

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Claydoll is dope as hell though. Not great move wise, but as someone with a massive soft spot for Gen 3 everything... yeah, I'm hoping Claydoll gets a shot.

Pokémon Sword and Shield, the first Pokémon games where the fans get mad at you for liking it!

Don't Pokemon fans generally get made at the community almost every generation. I've seen plenty of people **** on Gen 3... and then Gen 1 once it became clear they were going to keep pushing Pokemon from Gen 1... and Gen 5 for "****ty" Pokemon designs (I actually loved a lot of them, even the ones people hate the most lol)... and then Gen 6... and even Gen 7. I just kind of feel like Pokemon fans have always gotten mad at your for liking certain games. Maybe just not to this scale though.

 

[Guynamednelson]

Pokémon Sword and Shield, the first Pokémon games where the fans get mad at you for liking it!

That was Sun & Moon. Wait, no, it was XY. Nah, it was definitely BW with all the LOL ICE CREAM TRASH BAG memes. Or was it DP? On second thought it's gotta be RS. Or maybe GS because genwunners are a thing?

 

[Knight Dude]

That was Sun & Moon. Wait, no, it was XY. Nah, it was definitely BW with all the LOL ICE CREAM TRASH BAG memes. Or was it DP? On second thought it's gotta be RS. Or maybe GS because genwunners are a thing?

Genwunners was still a Transformers meme when GS came out. RS would be the earliest a ton of people got tired of Pokemon. Of course just as many people either stayed or jumped back on, but you get my point.

 

[Noipoi]

Song wise, I’d say that’s a pretty good candidate for Noipoi’s.

That or Mr. Blue Sky.

Mr. Blue Sky is my stand?

What’s it do?

 

[King Sonnn DeDeDoo]

Hey guys remember last Sunday when I was worried about a tornado in my area, now we got another major thunderstorm! Currently in my car waiting for the storm to let up in a Whataburger parking lot.

This is literally the 4th Sunday in a row to have a major storm, it’s starting to get freaky

 

[Noipoi]

Hey guys remember last Sunday when I was worried about a tornado in my area, now we got another major thunderstorm! Currently in my car waiting for the storm to let up in a Whataburger parking lot.

This is literally the 4th Sunday in a row to have a major storm, it’s starting to get freaky

Stay safe

Don’t get electrocuted

 

[Will]

Part 6 had fashion lines instead for character names.

you can't get copyright strikes from gucci if gucci asks you to make clothes for them

Spoiler: how the **** did this ever happen

 

[Wademan94]

Mr. Blue Sky is my stand?

What’s it do?

Um...

Err...

I got nothing.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Mostly songs, and not just the Stands (Iggy is named after Iggy Pop for example)

Vanilla Ice's stands name is cream and cream is a band

 

[Knight Dude]

Hey guys remember last Sunday when I was worried about a tornado in my area, now we got another major thunderstorm! Currently in my car waiting for the storm to let up in a Whataburger parking lot.

This is literally the 4th Sunday in a row to have a major storm, it’s starting to get freaky

Stay safe. The area where I'm at most had a lot of rain and some thunder, nothing major.

you can't get copyright strikes from gucci if gucci asks you to make clothes for them

Spoiler: how the **** did this ever happen

When every character you make dresses exclusively like it's Fashion Week in Paris(I think the real one is in NYC tho), that was bound to happen.

Maybe that was Araki's goal all along, to be a Fashion designer but the manga thing just sorta stuck.

 

[Will]

When every character you make dresses exclusively like it's Fashion Week in Paris(I think the real one is in NYC tho), that was bound to happen.

Maybe that was Araki's goal all along, to a Fashion designer but the manga thing just sorta stuck.

he's def gonna retire once he finishes part 8

he has a whole industry to fall back on, and he's got 30 years worth of inspiration

 

[EricTheGamerman]

Hey guys remember last Sunday when I was worried about a tornado in my area, now we got another major thunderstorm! Currently in my car waiting for the storm to let up in a Whataburger parking lot.

This is literally the 4th Sunday in a row to have a major storm, it’s starting to get freaky

This summer is also the wettest and storm heavy summer I've pretty much seen in my life for my area. It's actually really concerning and the sort of thing that makes me seriously wonder about what our future climate situation is going to look like. It makes the whole climate change thing feel more real and scary when there's a personally experienced component to things like this year's weather.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

So to maybe talk about something Smash related.

Giveninclusion in the game now. Who do you think is the most likely next western fighter to be added if among the final two is one of those?

I personally feel Crash is definitely one for sure followed by maybe Doom Slayer.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

Guys recommend me a series to binge

Anime, serialized cartoon, web series, live action series anything I don’t give a crap

 

[Knight Dude]

So to maybe talk about something Smash related.

Giveninclusion in the game now. Who do you think is the most likely next western fighter to be added if among the final two is one of those?

I personally feel Crash is definitely one for sure followed by maybe Doom Slayer.

Depends on who people asked for the most. Crash definitely got more popular recently, though he always had a bit of support since Brawl from what I remember.

 

[Will]

Who do you think is the most likely next western fighter to be added if among the final two is one of those?

i mean we dont have many

- crash
- spyro
- sans
- doomguy
- scorpion

can't think of anyone else

 

[MainJPW]

I wouldn't have minded this Gi since I always kinda liked it, I do get tired of Goku's standard Gi.

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[Noipoi]

So to maybe talk about something Smash related.

Giveninclusion in the game now. Who do you think is the most likely next western fighter to be added if among the final two is one of those?

I personally feel Crash is definitely one for sure followed by maybe Doom Slayer.

Yeah, Crash or Doom guy

Or Sans

Guys recommend me a series to binge

Anime, serialized cartoon, web series, live action series anything I don’t give a crap

Wander over Yonder!

Or Gravity Falls!

Or Sgt. Frog Abridged!

 

[Knight Dude]

Guys recommend me a series to binge

Anime, serialized cartoon, web series, live action series anything I don’t give a crap

Ever watched Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice or DCAU Justice League? Those are great. Otherwise, maybe Hunter X Hunter or JoJo if you already watched DB, DBZ or YYH.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Guys recommend me a series to binge

Anime, serialized cartoon, web series, live action series anything I don’t give a crap

If you have NetFlix. Watch Hilda ASAP. A breath of fresh air is how I'd describe that show.

As for anime. I'd say My Hero Academia and Yu Yu Hakusho are good ones.

Oh and check out Stranger Things if you have NetFlix. I recently began watching that. Really addicting show.

 

[Will]

Ever watched Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice or DCAU Justice League? Those are great. Otherwise, maybe Hunter X Hunter or JoJo if you already watched DB, DBZ or YYH.

I really wouldn't recommend binging JoJo unless they're reading it because

Spoiler

 

[Venus of the Desert Bloom]

Good news. I passed the application screening for a job I applied for. Typically, the hiring process in Japan is usually more dependent on the quality of the application and resume than the actual interview. Doesn’t mean I have the job though but I’m happy I got through it. So now I will have a series of interviews starting in August which are all conducted in Japanese. I’m going to have to start preparing for it as it’ll be testing on my ability to teach English in the Japanese language.

 

[Ura]

So to maybe talk about something Smash related.

Giveninclusion in the game now. Who do you think is the most likely next western fighter to be added if among the final two is one of those?

I personally feel Crash is definitely one for sure followed by maybe Doom Slayer.

Crash for sure. I mean Doom is iconic and Sakurai has a lot of respect for that series but Crash is an icon on a worldwide stage and is one of the few Western series to do well in Japan (him andare among the few to do that). Not to mention he has an extensive history on Nintendo platforms going back to Wrath of Cortex.

And TBH, it would be so funny to see so many icons associated with Playstation in Smash. Between ,, and then Crash. Playstation All-Stars outta be rolling in it's grave lol.

 

[Noipoi]

Good news. I passed the application screening for a job I applied for. Typically, the hiring process in Japan is usually more dependent on the quality of the application and resume than the actual interview. Doesn’t mean I have the job though but I’m happy I got through it. So now I will have a series of interviews starting in August which are all conducted in Japanese. I’m going to have to start preparing for it as it’ll be testing on my ability to teach English in the Japanese language.

That’s rad!

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Crash for sure. I mean Doom is iconic and Sakurai has a lot of respect for that series but Crash is an icon on a worldwide stage and is one of the few Western series to do well in Japan (him andare among the few to do that). Not to mention he has an extensive history on Nintendo platforms going back to Wrath of Cortex.

And TBH, it would be so funny to see so many icons associated with Playstation in Smash. Between ,, and then Crash. Playstation All-Stars outta be rolling in it's grave lol.

Not to mention vs.vs. Crash.

Nintendo vs. Sega vs. Sony. What more can be said?

 

[Ura]

Good news. I passed the application screening for a job I applied for. Typically, the hiring process in Japan is usually more dependent on the quality of the application and resume than the actual interview. Doesn’t mean I have the job though but I’m happy I got through it. So now I will have a series of interviews starting in August which are all conducted in Japanese. I’m going to have to start preparing for it as it’ll be testing on my ability to teach English in the Japanese language.

Awesome Venus. Personally i'm having the worst time of my life finding work but that's another story.

Wish they had Japan's system for job employment instead of the farce that is the interview. i.e. Being at the whim of an interviewer who will disqualify you for the smallest things. Bleh!

 

[Knight Dude]

I wouldn't have minded this Gi since I always kinda liked it, I do get tired of Goku's standard Gi.

It's too weird for Goku I feel. A simple dude like him needs a simple design. The Xeno design is okay, though maybe not the most fitting for Goku either.

Not sure how you go about re-designing Goku's gi properly anyhow. His EoZ outfit was kind of cool. Or better yet, color it in Red like a lot of the earlier manga parts.

 

[Will]

Nintendo vs. Sega vs. Sony. What more can be said?

I got something that can be said.

One of them's missing.

 

[Rie Sonomura]

aaaaaaaaand i finna pass out nite yall

 

[Michael the Spikester]

I got something that can be said.

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One of them's missing.

Banjo pretty much fills that role at this point. As cool as Master Chief would be. I feel Banjo's inclusion had dropped his and Steve's chances tbh.

 

[Ura]

Not to mention vs.vs. Crash.

Nintendo vs. Sega vs. Sony. What more can be said?

Def. Crash was outselling both Mario & Sonic in the late-90's. Even considering PS1 was dominating that era, it's still crazy to see Crash doing the numbers he did back then.

There's not many names out there left that feel as big as Crash IMO. Aside from maybe Master Chief who has like no presence in Japan whatsoever.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Better yet...How's this for a fight y'all if Crash makes it in.

(Microsoft) vs. Crash (Sony) vs.(Square Enix) vs.(Nintendo) vs.(Capcom) vs.(Namco) vs.(Konami) vs.(Sega)

 

[Will]

Banjo pretty much fills that role at this point

man you guys argued day and night that banjo was the best cause he was nintendo's boy and now you backtracked?

you're doing console wars. master chief is pretty much the xbox guy.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

man you guys argued day and night that banjo was the best cause he was nintendo's boy and now you backtracked?

you're doing console wars. master chief is pretty much the xbox guy.

Given he's currently owned by them and in the game. Its the closest we got to a Microsoft character regardless if he was formerly owned by Nintendo before.

 

[Will]

Given he's currently owned by them and in the game. Its the closest we got to a Microsoft character regardless if he was formerly owned by Nintendo before.

yes but the chief is the definitive xbox dude man person

crash isn't even explicitly sony anymore, we got crash games on switch

if we really wanted sony exclusives we can always grab kratos or something

 

[Wademan94]

Better yet...How's this for a fight y'all if Crash makes it in.

(Microsoft) vs. Crash (Sony) vs.(Square Enix) vs.(Nintendo) vs.(Capcom) vs.(Namco) vs.(Konami) vs.(Sega)

Japanese version:

Ryu Hayabusa (Koei Tecmo) vs. Terry Bogard (SNK) vs.(Square Enix) vs.(Nintendo) vs.(Capcom) vs.(Namco) vs.(Konami) vs.(Sega)

 

[Deleted member]

Def. Crash was outselling both Mario & Sonic in the late-90's. Even considering PS1 was dominating that era, it's still crazy to see Crash doing the numbers he did back then.

There's not many names out there left that feel as big as Crash IMO. Aside from maybe Master Chief who has like no presence in Japan whatsoever.

Sales-wise Mario was at the top of the mascots during the late-90s, only combining the sales of the Crash trilogy it beat SM64 which is an impressive feat in itself. I would argue that 90s wise there's also Gordon Freeman and Lara Croft.

 

[Knight Dude]

man you guys argued day and night that banjo was the best cause he was nintendo's boy and now you backtracked?

you're doing console wars. master chief is pretty much the xbox guy.

I mean, yeah. The only issue I'd have is how likely they'd get 2 MS characters within the DLC. Still would prefer Fulgore, but I'm sure that ship has sailed for a while, as no one pushed for KI like they did Banjo. Because more people need to play fighting games.

I don't think a ton of people were asking for the Chief. Not in the same way they asked for Banjo. Maybe that'll change. Certain ideas seem less like pipe dreams and more possible, so if the supports there, we might see results, even if it's a future title.