[HEADING=2]Let?s Play: Pokemon Ruby[/HEADING]
Pokemon Ruby was a game released for the Gameboy Advanced back in 2003. It brought with it the third generation of pokemon. The game was a success, as it, along with Pokemon Saphire, sold 13 million copies (Thank you Wikipedia). It holds a 82% on Metacritic, and a 84% on GameRankings. Despite being successful, I don?t think many fans of the series talk about it as much as the others. As of the writing of this LP, the fifth generation has been out for 7 months. I purchased Pokemon Black? and then gave it to my cousin after I got bored about 7 hours or so in. I felt like it had lost some of its charm. I went back and replayed Ruby and had a blast. So I thought it would be good to LP it.
Who are you?
My name is CM156, but if you like, you may call me Caleb. I?m an internet satirist and an enthusiast of web-based media. I grew up with pokemon.
When did you get this game?
When I was a lad, way back in the year 2003, I got the game as a birthday present.
Have you ever done a LP before?
Nope. This will be my first attempt. Wish me luck! If I do well here, I?ll probably LP Neverwinter Nights 2, and the two expansion packs.
How often will you update?
As often as I can. I?m a student, and my schedule can be a bit wonky at times. Sometimes I?m free, others, not so much. The actual playing of the game doesn?t take much time, as I can speed up the game by a factor of 10.
Why are the pokemon a bit of a higher level than they should be?
Depending on how much is needed, I?ll grind a bit off camera. That 10X speed thing also helps
What input do we get to have?
Besides naming the character, you can make recommendations on anything related to the pokemon or what I do with the game. If you think we should capture a specific pokemon, or learn a certain move, let me know. There will also be certain points where I ask what we should do. That will be done by popular vote.
Will you be doing breeding?
Likely no.
Will you use cheat codes
Likely, no. I will not.
What will be the tone of the LP? Will you be covering the story much?
The tone will be more informative/humorous. I?ll be mentioning the story, what there is of it. Pokemon games, have never been, in my opinion, the best ?story? games.
What is your favorite pokemon game?
Pokemon Silver. I played it for over 200 hours
Why are you LPing this game then rather than silver?
Because silver hasn?t aged well, and the graphichs are? not so great.
Will you be doing a Nuzlocke challenge?
No. I don?t really like doing those. Plus, I feel as though it cuts out quite a bit of the game. So no. I won?t be going by the Nuzlocke rules.
Your spelling is bad
That?s not a question. But yeah. It is. Dyslexia and all that. I?ll try the best I can, but please forgive my mistakes.
I think you could improve in the following areas?
Then please, tell me. If I can get better, by all means, tell me what I should do. Comments and critique are always welcome.
Your first few updates suck!
Yes, yes they do. But don't worry, they get better.
So here we are. Here?s what I want from everyone
Gender for our main character: (Most for either wins)
A name for our main character(The one I like most)
What starter to pick: (Again, most for any wins)
What to name that starter (See Name)
A small rule here though. I?ll name the pokemon anything? except something crude or crass. Yes, yes, I know we all named a Metapod ?Penis? or something along those lines, and then snickered when it used ?harden?. But come on. Some of us are adults here. I don?t mind clever things, but nothing too profane, m?kay?
So again, Gender, name, starter pokemon, and starter name. I?ll give you 24 hours to vote and then tally the results. I?ll give more time if not a lot of people get involved. I?ll tell you when the voting is closed. After that, I?ll try to get an update out.
UPDATE
Gender: Female
Name: Raven
Pokemon: Mudkip
Pokemon Name: Liek
NOTE: When I'm talking like this, I'm talking in character for Raven
When I'm talking like this, I'm the narrator or myself, making comments about the game.
UPDATE: I stopped doing this because I didn't find it funny anymore.
UPDATES:
Chapter 1 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Let-s-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-1-Our-story-begins?page=2#13221566]
Chapter 2 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Let-s-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-1-Our-story-begins?page=3#13269937]
Chapter 3 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Let-s-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-2-Our-story-continues?page=4#13288156]
Chapter 4 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Let-s-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-3-In-which-we-meet-the-Evil-Cult?page=4#13299849]
Chapter 5 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-5-In-which-we-do-nothing-for-a-while?page=6#13367443]
Chapter 6 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-5-In-which-we-do-nothing-for-a-while?page=7#13403192]
Chapter 7 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-6-In-which-we-get-another-badge?page=7#13473295]
Chapter 8 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-1-In-which-we-enter-a-house?page=8#13496221]
Chapter 9 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-8-In-which-we-beat-up-a-special-child?page=8#13504180]
Chapter 10 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-2-5-In-which-we-call-the-cops?page=10#13522068]
Chapter 11 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-10-In-which-we-talk-to-trees?page=10#13529004]
Chapter 12 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-11-In-which-we-walk-through-ashes?page=11#13534455]
Chapter 13 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-12-In-which-we-fight-criminal-scum?page=11#13539262]
Chapter 14 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-13-In-which-we-abandon-logic-and-science?page=12#13548803]
Chapter 15 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-3-5-In-which-we-play-Arceus?page=14#13602478]
Chapter 16 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-4-5-In-which-we-zap-to-the-extreme?page=15#13619824]
Chapter 17 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-16-In-which-we-steal-fruit?page=15#13643969]
Chapter 18 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-17-In-which-we-catch-a-justice?page=16#13669274]
Chapter19 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-5-In-which-we-go-on-a-quiz-show?page=17#13682265]
Chapter 20 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-19-In-which-we-mess-with-the-afterlife?page=17#13685399]
Chapter 21 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-20-In-which-we-watch-something-get-jacked?page=17#13688751]
Chapter 22 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-21-In-which-we-go-sailing?page=18#13695875]
Chapter 23 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-6-In-which-we-feed-a-fish-to-a-Pelipper?page=19#13709696]
Chapter 24 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-23-In-which-we-blame-Al-Gore?page=19#13714254]
Chapter 25 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-24-In-which-we-enter-a-cave?page=20#13720623]
Chapter 26 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-25-In-which-we-reach-a-climax?page=20#13723552]
Chapter 27 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-7-In-which-we-cha-cha-real-smooth?page=21#13729307]
Chapter 28 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-27-In-which-we-beat-up-a-cripple?page=22#13736473]
Chapter 29 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-28-In-which-we-do-a-different-kind-of-Nuzlocke?page=22#13739016]
Mini-updates
Mini Update 1 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-7-In-which-we-see-more-cartoonish-villainy?page=8#13487767]
Mini Update 2.0 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-9-In-which-we-engage-in-a-shocking-battle?page=9#13510276]
Mini-Update 2.5 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-2-0-In-which-we-help-dig-a-tunne?page=9#13514468]
Mini-UPdate 3 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Part-14-In-which-we-become-arsonists?page=12#13554276]
Mini-Update 3.5 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-3-In-which-we-get-something-hard?page=13#13580874]
Mini Update 4 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-15-In-which-I-ramble-about-legal-terms?page=14#13606663]
Mini-Update 4.5 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Mini-Update-4-In-which-we-once-again-fail-to-understand-stranger-danger?page=14#13613353]
Mini Update 5 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-18-In-which-were-as-free-as-a-bird?page=17#13676640]
Mini Update 6 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-22-In-which-were-shuffling?page=18#13698410]
Mini Update 7 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-26-In-which-we-make-a-splash?page=21#13726803]
Post Game
Chapter 1 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-29-In-which-we-realize-that-some-things-never-change?page=22#13742988]
Chapter 2 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Post-Game-1-In-which-we-go-sailing?page=23#13751448]
Chapter 3 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Post-Game-2-In-which-we-draw?page=23#13752988]
Chapter 4 [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.322711-Lets-Play-Pokemon-Ruby-Post-Game-3-In-which-we-catch-another-powerful-entity?page=24#13757058]
