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[SnakeFighter64]

Its so hard calling my fellow blacks on here ***** because because could see it as "female dog" or the ****ing Hard R if they didnt know I was black

Maybe that should be one of the things we put on our profile, like location.

You know most people would just use it for memes

Come to thing of it a pronouns indicator would be cool too.

 

[TheMightyP]

Its so hard calling my fellow blacks on here ***** because because could see it as "female dog" or the ****ing Hard R if they didnt know I was black

Ok, let's play a game. To me, you are a true *****.

Now am I calling you a ***** or a *****? Perhaps both. Perhaps neither. Perhaps I'm not saying a censored word at all. Yeah let's go mindgames.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Maybe that should be one of the things we put on our profile, like location.

You know most people would just use it for memes

Come to thing of it a pronouns indicator would be cool too.

Pronouns are already a thing, been a thing for a while I think

 

[TheMightyP]

Pronouns are already a thing, been a thing for a while I think

She's kinda cooking with the race tag, I'd slap a real ***** tag on my profile.

But it'll probably be a disaster and a waste of time since this site is like 97% caucasian

 

[osby]

they don't look cool to me and they don't make me go burrr.

Then we have to get into a heated dispute because our opinions on the kiddie monster game don't match perfectly.

 

[TheMightyP]

I think the Paradox mons are cool but I wish the future mons were more inspired instead of Pokemon but we threw a metal texture over it. But then again, everything is chrome in the future.

Iron Valiant is pretty cool though.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

She's kinda cooking with the race tag, I'd slap a real ***** tag on my profile.

But it'll probably be a disaster and a waste of time since this site is like 97% caucasian

97% white, 3% all PoC

 

[TheMightyP]

97% white, 3% all PoC

Yeah and that's being generous tbh.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Rare Kotaku W

 

[Noipoi]

They’re just a half assed combo of ultra beasts and regional variants that don’t even have interesting lore backing them up. I genuinely don’t get why most people seem to like them so much.

Dislike them all you want but don't make up nonsense to explain why you feel that way

 

[osby]

While individual designs are cool, I'll admit, I'm not the biggest fan of the "this throwback to an old mon is considered a completely new Pokedex entry" thing that they pulled with convergent forms and Paradoxes.

It just feels a little weird to have Jigglypuff and Scream Tail on the same team and them not havimh anything to do with each other gameplay-wise, you know?

 

[Jotadé]

Wolverine fans of Smashboards when they see dezeray112 's and I's pfps

Alternatively you can also refer to that one Wolverine GIF

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

This is nice to see

Super Mario RPG has already sold a million more copies than the original (3.14 million vs 2.14 million) pic.twitter.com/GSGmBwqM1z

— Nintendeal (@Nintendeal) February 6, 2024

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

my Lupin the 3rd figure was turned toward my bed and I dont remeber turning it

Should I be worried?

 

[Noipoi]

Scarlet and Violet's been out for half the time of SwSh and it's already sold just as much. With only a difference of 2 million.

Wild.

 

[TheMightyP]

Scarlet and Violet's been out for half the time of SwSh and it's already sold just as much. With only a difference of 2 million.

Wild.

Dang, the real Pokemon Killer has arrived

 

[Noipoi]

Dang, the real Pokemon Killer has arrived

Trust no one, not even yourself.

 

[TheMightyP]

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Trust no one, not even yourself.

SwSh, your legacy is on the line.

How will you be remembered?

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Oh yeqh, bluesky is public
A bit late
Way late

 

[TheMightyP]

Oh yeqh, bluesky is public
A bit late
Way late

Um Bluesky is gone cause it got bought out by Disney.

Now it's just the Ice Age machine.

Oh you mean the song Mr. Blue Sky. Pretty sure that's always been public since it's release.

Oh you mean the sky? Yeah it's been blue.

Oh you mean

 

[Wario Bros.]

It's that day again!

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Tom Holland vs. Chris Pratt

Kings of playing any potential character. Lol.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Castle Blecks theme hold a special place in my heart because I legit beat Super Paper Mario the night me and my friend came came back home from a school halloween party

 

[TMNTSSB4]

wouldn’t be shocked if Tom Holland ends up being a bomb ass Romeo

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

We talking about Paper Mario?

when she says "my favorite video game is Paper Mario" pic.twitter.com/QPmshHxTdY

— Stryder7x (@Stryder7x) July 15, 2019

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Then we have to get into a heated dispute because our opinions on the kiddie monster game don't match perfectly.

Like me and Noi! Speaking of which…

Dislike them all you want but don't make up nonsense to explain why you feel that way

I mean… does that not describe them? All the stuff in Occulture magazine is probably made up in universe, the dex entries give us diddly, the story doesn’t tell us what they are or where they came from, and I think I pretty accurately described them from a visual and gimmick standpoint. Like… I think I’m just coming to a conclusion just based on what I’ve seen/been told about the game. Not making **** up.

If anything my urge would be to make up lore to make them less hateable. Or at least explain where they came from.

 

[Jondolio]

97% white, 3% all PoC

I wonder where my Jewish ass fits into this

 

[Noipoi]

Like me and Noi! Speaking of which…

I mean… does that not describe them? All the stuff in Occulture magazine is probably made up in universe, the dex entries give us diddly, the story doesn’t tell us what they are or where they came from, and I think I pretty accurately described them from a visual and gimmick standpoint. Like… I think I’m just coming to a conclusion just based on what I’ve seen/been told about the game. Not making **** up.

If anything my urge would be to make up lore to make them less hateable. Or at least explain where they came from.

See the problem is that you’re coming by at this from the perspective of these being ecological ancestors/descendants of modern Pokémon. And to be fair that was the angle we were all sold at first. But once I understood what these things really were I came to appreciate them much more.

They’re the Pokémon equivalent of old 50s horror movies or classic sci-fi stories or adventure serials. Old, corny concepts like journeying to the center of the earth to fight lizard men, or 50 foot insects destroying a city. With the specific theming of dinosaurs and robots.

“Attack of the 1000 year old Donphan!!!” “Beware the Volcarona from outer space!!!”

And because this is the Pokémon world and anything’s possible, we’re using timey-wimey sci-fi nonsense to actually bring these ridiculous creatures into our world.

And design wise, the idea of taking existing Pokemon and twisting them up into dinosaur shapes is something I never knew I wanted before it happened. It’s something kid me would’ve loved, and it’s a level of creativity that I have to respect. The Violet paradoxes are a little more tame, I wish they would’ve incorporated more cyborg elements, but I like them fine enough.

But the point with both versions is that, regardless of the lore and speaking from a purely design perspective, these aren’t meant to be real creatures. They’re movie monsters. And I love that.

Now obviously you don’t, and that’s fine. Opinions and all. Just stop doing the thing where you don’t understand why someone likes something so you react by decrying it as dumb and bad and poopy.

Okay?

 

[TheMightyP]

This Paradox **** serious.

Get ready to die for it

 

[TMNTSSB4]

condolences given

 

[Michael the Spikester]

https://twitter.com/ToonHive/status/1754927962132996491

Wait VeggieTales is still relevant???

 

[SnakeFighter64]

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condolences given

Get ready for them to cancel the entire series because they can't replace one crew member.

See the problem is that you’re coming by at this from the perspective of these being ecological ancestors/descendants of modern Pokémon. And to be fair that was the angle we were all sold at first. But once I understood what these things really were I came to appreciate them much more.

They’re the Pokémon equivalent of old 50s horror movies or classic sci-fi stories or adventure serials. Old, corny concepts like journeying to the center of the earth to fight lizard men, or 50 foot insects destroying a city. With the specific theming of dinosaurs and robots.

“Attack of the 1000 year old Donphan!!!” “Beware the Volcarona from outer space!!!”

And because this is the Pokémon world and anything’s possible, we’re using timey-wimey sci-fi nonsense to actually bring these ridiculous creatures into our world.

And design wise, the idea of taking existing Pokemon and twisting them up into dinosaur shapes is something I never knew I wanted before it happened. It’s something kid me would’ve loved, and it’s a level of creativity that I have to respect. The Violet paradoxes are a little more tame, I wish they would’ve incorporated more cyborg elements, but I like them fine enough.

But the point with both versions is that, regardless of the lore and speaking from a purely design perspective, these aren’t meant to be real creatures. They’re movie monsters. And I love that.

Now obviously you don’t, and that’s fine. Opinions and all. Just stop doing the thing where you don’t understand why someone likes something so you react by decrying it as dumb and bad and poopy.

Okay?

I mean... I have opinions on it besides "not liking it". I get that those might be the reasons you do like them but like... I don't know. Sometimes you can't just strip a critical opinion of any and all emotional backing that it may or may not have just for the sake of not hurting someone else's feelings.

 

[Noipoi]

I mean... I have opinions on it besides "not liking it". I get that those might be the reasons you do like them but like... I don't know. Sometimes you can't just strip a critical opinion of any and all emotional backing that it may or may not have just for the sake of not hurting someone else's feelings.

I’m not telling you to strip a critical opinion of any and all emotion

I’m telling you to stop the “I don’t like this. Therefore it is objectively dumb.” shtick.

Or don’t. I’m not your dad, you can do what you want. But just know that every time you do I’ll be there to start a meaningless fight over if

 

[SnakeFighter64]

I’m not telling you to strip a critical opinion of any and all emotion

I’m telling you to stop the “I don’t like this. Therefore it is objectively dumb.” shtick.

Or don’t. I’m not your dad, you can do what you want. But just know that every time you do I’ll be there to start a meaningless fight over if

I mean... i'm kinda tired of hedging every single statement I make with "imho" or "in my opinon" or "based on my observations", like... on one hand it makes me sound like I don't actually have any conviction behind what I'm saying, and on the other hand it makes it sound like there isn't any reason to say what i'm saying in the first place. Like, opinions can't be used to win arguments because they aren't based on facts, and opinions are either valid if they're based on lifting people up or invalid of they're based on tearing people down. So why bother bringing them up? You already know everything there is to know about an opinion just by having it.

 

[Noipoi]

I mean... i'm kinda tired of hedging every single statement I make with "imho" or "in my opinon" or "based on my observations", like... on one hand it makes me sound like I don't actually have any conviction behind what I'm saying, and on the other hand it makes it sound like there isn't any reason to say what i'm saying in the first place. Like, opinions can't be used to win arguments because they aren't based on facts, and opinions are either valid if they're based on lifting people up or invalid of they're based on tearing people down. So why bother bringing them up? You already know everything there is to know about an opinion just by having it.

Because this isn’t a political debate this is a discussion about Pokémon.

Like, what argument are you trying to win here? Let’s use this exact scenario as the example. Are you trying to make the point that “The Paradox Pokémon are bad, actually” And convince people to agree with you?

Cuz that’s just not gonna happen. This is a subjective topic we’re discussing here, a lot of people like these Pokémon and you’re probably not gonna change their minds. So in this instance it’s not softening the blow to state that you’re speaking your opinion. Thats literally what’s happening.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Sonic movie series headcanon.

It's fairly clear Mobians had visited earth before notably in the ancient past if that owl temple in Siberia was anything to go by. Longclaw also clearly knew of the planet.

Mobians having visited earth is what led to many myths, legends and cultures around the world.

Ex. The Echidnas visited Australia in the ancient past and were the "spirits" the Aboriginals worshipped back then who taught them their ways. The Aboriginals also thinking the ring portals they emerge from was the Dreamtime.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Because this isn’t a political debate this is a discussion about Pokémon.

Like, what argument are you trying to win here? Let’s use this exact scenario as the example. Are you trying to make the point that “The Paradox Pokémon are bad, actually” And convince people to agree with you?

Cuz that’s just not gonna happen. This is a subjective topic we’re discussing here, a lot of people like these Pokémon and you’re probably not gonna change their minds. So in this instance it’s not softening the blow to state that you’re speaking your opinion. Thats literally what’s happening.

The whole “I don’t like saying “in my opinion”” thing is a boil over symptom from just… how we conduct conversation in general about a lot of things. It’s not super applicable here. But if I didn’t feel like I had to overstate it in other situations I probably wouldn’t under-use it in others.

I think anyway. I’m not a brain… thinky… person… smart boy expert.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Did I just see two pokemon professors beefing?

 

[Schnee117]

Did I just see two pokemon professors beefing?

This is just Arven's backstory being played out, dw

 

[TheMightyP]

This is just Arven's backstory being played out, dw

Perhaps it already happened and they've been replaced by AI