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[MooMew64]

Finally dabbling in 3DS emulation.

...

Man, 3DS games look amazing upscaled. If Nintendo ever wants to drop 'em on Switch, I'd happily pay money for upscales of these, if only to be able to finally play them with a good analog stick finally.

Ah well, for now, I've got my personal librarby backed up and will enjoy 'em on PC.

 

[Noipoi]

r/Pokemon is unhinged
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If this dude legitimately believes this then that’s ****in hilarious.

 

[MooMew64]

internet fanbases not demonize developers who make mechanics they don't like challenge

challenge impossible

 

[TheMightyP]

If this dude legitimately believes this then that’s ****in hilarious.

It's r/Pokemon, 80% chance he actually believes that

 

[MooMew64]

For real tho

Masuda is 100% involved with Arceus

He's been involved in like, all the games, yeah? Including Gen 5? Gotta love how SwSh was enough to make people think everything he touches is bad now, lol.

 

[Noipoi]

For real tho

Masuda is 100% involved with Arceus

He's been involved in like, all the games, yeah? Including Gen 5? Gotta love how SwSh was enough to make people think everything he touches is bad now, lol.

The prevailing theory is that Masuda poured his heart and soul into gen 5, and when it didn’t do great something inside him snapped. Now he spends his days intentionally making the series worse to spite the Pokémon fans who dared to shun his precious gen 5.

Or some stupid stuff like that.

 

[cashregister9]

r/Pokemon is unhinged
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Gamers.™ acknowledge that you can dislike a game without taking the game you dislike as a personal slight against you challenge.

 

[TheMightyP]

The prevailing theory is that Masuda poured his heart and soul into gen 5, and when it didn’t do great something inside him snapped. Now he spends his days intentionally making the series worse to spite the Pokémon fans who dared to shun his precious gen 5.

Or some stupid stuff like that.

Which is ironic because Gen 6 were the last games he directed that weren't remakes.

 

[MooMew64]

The prevailing theory is that Masuda poured his heart and soul into gen 5, and when it didn’t do great something inside him snapped. Now he spends his days intentionally making the series worse to spite the Pokémon fans who dared to shun his precious gen 5.

Or some stupid stuff like that.

this is why I just enjoy Pokémon by myself now, man

why are Pokémon and Paper Mario fans like this

 

[TheMightyP]

why are Pokémon and Paper Mario fans like this

He ponders as if he's not a Sonic fan

 

[Z25]

Holy frick did you guys realize Gen 4 had Girafarig in it? Because I totally forgot it had Girafarig in it.

Finally an excuse to put a giraffe in my team.

Neigh.

I actually do remember, because back in the day I tried to pokeradar shiny hunt for it, but I never got lucky and was kinda bad with the radar. Will definitely try again this time though.

 

[MooMew64]

He ponders as if he's not a Sonic fan

i live in constant

 

[Paraster]

I've always thought Fairy/Dragon would be perfect for a biblical/eldritch angel Pokemon.

 

[Noipoi]

He ponders as if he's not a Sonic fan

I feel like Sonic fans, at least the ones who’ve been around awhile, should be immune to all forms of fandom bull****.

 

[MooMew64]

At least Animal Crossing fans finally quieted down.

They were starting to rival Pokémon and Paper Mario fans for a second there, but I think the DLC finally satisfied them (for now).

 

[Z25]

There is no reason:

Why this isn’t fairy dragon. It looks like a dragon tales
Character.

 

[Noipoi]

There is no reason:
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Why this isn’t fairy dragon. It looks like a dragon tales
Character.

It should be dragon/slug type

 

[MooMew64]

I feel like Sonic fans, at least the ones who’ve been around awhile, should be immune to all forms of fandom bull****.

Oh believe me

I (for the most part) am.

It's just that sometimes I just sit there and think about these fandoms and realize "Holy smores, these places suck and I hate it here".

sometimes, i'm just tired, man

 

[KillerCage]

I feel like Sonic fans, at least the ones who’ve been around awhile, should be immune to all forms of fandom bull****.

I should know; I'm one of them.

 

[MooMew64]

Oh yeah, speaking of Sonic.

Low key, I'm considering doing that subscription deal Microsoft offers for an Xbox Series X where you get one from them and pay them back for it monthly over the course of a two year agreement.

You get gamepass as a part of it.

Since my Steam Deck order isn't gonna charge me 'till around February...I'm thinking about it.

Oh yeah, and what does this have to do with Sonic, you might ask?

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Unleashed plays 60FPS on Series X.

 

[TheMightyP]

There is no reason:
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Why this isn’t fairy dragon. It looks like a dragon tales
Character.

Imo, Poison and Dragon.

It's gooey and icky. It should have something to represent that side

 

[SharkLord]

does

does that make me a Simp

also it was for one month and I canceled it like the cheapskate I am LUL

Yes, yes it does

 

[Arcanir]

For real tho

Masuda is 100% involved with Arceus

He's been involved in like, all the games, yeah? Including Gen 5? Gotta love how SwSh was enough to make people think everything he touches is bad now, lol.

Reminds me of how some Metroid fans insist Dread was all MercurySteam and refuse to acknowledge Sakamoto had any role in the game.

There is no reason:
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Why this isn’t fairy dragon. It looks like a dragon tales
Character.

I'm still scratching my head why it was pure dragon to begin with. Even ignoring the other Pseudo Legendaries its design lends well to a secondary typing like Poison or Water.

 

[Hadokeyblade]

Finally dabbling in 3DS emulation.

...

Man, 3DS games look amazing upscaled. If Nintendo ever wants to drop 'em on Switch, I'd happily pay money for upscales of these, if only to be able to finally play them with a good analog stick finally.

Ah well, for now, I've got my personal librarby backed up and will enjoy 'em on PC.

Surprisingly little know fact is that 3DS was capable of better graphics than most people give it credit for.

Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Kingdom hearts 2.8
Pokemon Sword and shield all used upscaled 3DS models and for such a small handheld it's impressive. The 3DS screen just wasnt capable of showing it.

 

[TheMightyP]

Pokemon Sword and shield all used upscaled 3DS models and for such a small handheld it's impressive. The 3DS screen just wasnt capable of showing it.

It's probably not a secret but GF actually made the Pokemon models in full HD first and then downscaled them for the 3DS so it's actually impressive that they got them to work on the 3DS with such a high poly count and such.

Though it's also the reason why Sun and Moon chugs at the more intense sequences.

 

[Pokelego999]

It's probably not a secret but GF actually made the Pokemon models in full HD first and then downscaled them for the 3DS so it's actually impressive that they got them to work on the 3DS with such a high poly count and such.

Though it's also the reason why Sun and Moon chugs at the more intense sequences.

When I did a Double or Multi battle, the system felt like it was about to explode.

 

[TheMightyP]

When I did a Double or Multi battle, the system felt like it was about to explode.

I swear Lusamine's fight was like 3fps max, my OG 3DS was gonna explode

 

[Pokelego999]

I swear Lusamine's fight was like 3fps max, my OG 3DS was gonna explode

Don't summon a Sandstorm while in the Battle Tree Multi Battles
Worst mistake of my life

 

[Hadokeyblade]

Don't summon a Sandstorm while in the Battle Tree Multi Battles
Worst mistake of my life

My console crashed when that happened.

 

[Aurane]

Breeding with a 6IV Ditto spoils a man. Been trying to get a great Piplup but to no avail.

 

[Pokelego999]

Breeding with a 6IV Ditto spoils a man. Been trying to get a great Piplup but to no avail.

Pro Tip: Use Destiny Knot as it's held item

 

[TheMightyP]

Shiny Hunter excited to finally play the new Pokemon game 3 days after starting it.

 

[Aurane]

Pro Tip: Use Destiny Knot as it's held item

Destiny Knot only passes existing IVs. I'm using it, and I'm still missing IVs.

 

[Pokelego999]

Destiny Knot only passes existing IVs. I'm using it, and I'm still missing IVs.

Wouldn't the perfect IV Ditto pass it's existing perfect IVs? Or am I misunderstanding how the Destiny Knot works?

 

[MooMew64]

It's probably not a secret but GF actually made the Pokemon models in full HD first and then downscaled them for the 3DS so it's actually impressive that they got them to work on the 3DS with such a high poly count and such.

Though it's also the reason why Sun and Moon chugs at the more intense sequences.

The more I think about it

Maybe some of the insults (even I in the past have thrown) at GF's dev capabilities are unwarranted.

It probably is just a resources and time issue, TBH.

 

[TheMightyP]

The more I think about it

Maybe some of the insults (even I in the past have thrown) at GF's dev capabilities are unwarranted.

It probably is just a resources and time issue, TBH.

Actually, the reason for the models was to future proof the models so that they didn't have to remake them at all when the series inevitably jumped into 3D. A really smart move by the folks at Creatures and GF, it lighten ups the workload tremendously sknce they can simply reuse models they made since the 2010s, perhaps even earlier.


Unless I misread it, which in that case... uh...

 

[Hadokeyblade]

The more I think about it

Maybe some of the insults (even I in the past have thrown) at GF's dev capabilities are unwarranted.

It probably is just a resources and time issue, TBH.

I think your missing a bit of context.

The reason people complained is because they said that they were making new models for the Pokemon and that's why Sword and shield sucks.

But the models are literally the same, thats where it came from. lol

 

[MooMew64]

Actually, the reason for the models was to future proof the models so that they didn't have to remake them at all when the series inevitably jumped into 3D. A really smart move by the folks at Creatures and GF, it lighten ups the workload tremendously sknce they can simply reuse models they made since the 2010s, perhaps even earlier.


Unless I misread it, which in that case... uh...

Nah, that's the same thing I've heard.

TBH the games are getting better visually, BDSP actually looks pretty decent.

 

[TheMightyP]

I think your missing a bit of context.

The reason people complained is because they said that they were making new models for the Pokemon and that's why Sword and shield sucks.

But the models are literally the same, thats where it came from. lol

Tbh, the remaking models and animations and stuff is true but for Legends. Why they made that sound like it was for SwSh, I have no idea. Probably to not spoil Legends, but man was that not a good idea to word it like that.

Nah, that's the same thing I've heard.

TBH the games are getting better visually, BDSP actually looks pretty decent.

Gotta be honest

BDSP looks better than SwSh.

That is not a joke, BDSP looks good overall, but some areas are ****ing beautiful and the battle backrounds are gorgeous. SwSh looks fine overall, but some areas are diarrahea, and they have the white void for battle backgrounds indoors, idk why it took them up to BDSP to model indoor arenas for Pokemon, but I digress.

 

[DaybreakHorizon]

The prevailing theory is that Masuda poured his heart and soul into gen 5, and when it didn’t do great something inside him snapped. Now he spends his days intentionally making the series worse to spite the Pokémon fans who dared to shun his precious gen 5.

Or some stupid stuff like that.

This is a strawman of the actual argument, and one that feels like it's in bad faith too.

No one seriously believes that Masuda intentionally makes the series worse out of spite (and if they do they're stupid). Instead, the line of reasoning follows that Masuda and co. are more afraid or unwilling to experiment with the franchise because, when they did that with Gen 5, they got absolutely **** on for it and the games sold like garbage.

I don't think it's hard to put yourself in Masuda's shoes and imagine how utterly disappointing it'd be to give something your best effort only for everyone to hate it for years (people didn't come around to Gen 5 until like, mid-Gen 6) and for it to do absolutely horribly. At that point, why experiment and risk mass mockery and failure when you can just stick to standard series conventions, add a funny new gimmick, and smash sales records?