Zero Punctuation: Pokemon White
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Rofl, No doubt that emolga took everybody out the first time. You're a filthy liar if it didn't. Great review yahtz, funny as usual. Is there a FC section on escapist?
I want to know why some people think Pokemon is a super-complex game. Raising Pokemon is complex, but when it comes to battles between similarly-raised Pokemon it's just crossing fingers and hoping the other guy doesn't send out scissors when paper is in play.
That was a hilarious and mostly fair review. But you missed a key demographic that plays this game - The metagamers. And hoo boy you coulda had a field day on us. Over 650 types of pokemon and we try to guess which 6 of them will be thrown at us with which 4 moves and which of the 6 stats enhanced. And breeding competitive pokemon is about as entertaining as a good game of Desert Bus. And yet... we do it anyway. ;_;
I wouldn't say that. Sure, it has literally thousands upon thousands of different possible team combinations but the battles themselves are mundane at best. Setting up your team and trying to aclaim the best 6 is definitely something to work for, but considering how you can only have 1 move per turn, and 4 attacks per character, there's not much strategy you can do during the battles.RedEyesBlackGamer said:
Nice. Finally someone actually puts some truth to Pokemon. I used to like it when I was a kid, but it really hasnt changed in years. Besides, the first couple of arcs where the best anyway.
This is how ive felt. Turn based was ok for the late 90's, but this is 2011 for heavens f-'s sake. Why couldnt they do it as more a real time fighting system, on a 3d plane? You could control the Pokemon you send out and you can move around too try and avoid damage, unstead of just standing still. The R/P/S style clashes with the show, Ive seen well trained Pokemon overcome the elemental barrier or at the very least put up a good fight.
You tell me Nintendo doenst have the vast piles of money to make a real time, 3d combat style Pokemon? Common.
This is how ive felt. Turn based was ok for the late 90's, but this is 2011 for heavens f-'s sake. Why couldnt they do it as more a real time fighting system, on a 3d plane? You could control the Pokemon you send out and you can move around too try and avoid damage, unstead of just standing still. The R/P/S style clashes with the show, Ive seen well trained Pokemon overcome the elemental barrier or at the very least put up a good fight.
You tell me Nintendo doenst have the vast piles of money to make a real time, 3d combat style Pokemon? Common.
Same here. Well, I knew he would take a number of shots but he does this to every game/series so I couldn't care less. He's Yahtzee and I'm me. Live and let live.Xman490 said:
SO much truth. The only really inaccurate statement was that there's only one strategy. Oh, and any school has a million Pokeymans players, even colleges (but it was funnier since he just said middle school, being more specific to act like there were fewer crazy players to play with). Besides that, fuck yeah all the way.
What I still don't get about Pokemon even after playing a number of its games is why SIZE doesn't matter! Or makeup of a creature e.g. Onyx. I mean I beat Onyx, a giant rock snake thing, when I first played pokemon with a bird that must of been a thousand times smaller than it.
OT: Another great ZP which definitely reiterates the flaws of pokemon.
OT: Another great ZP which definitely reiterates the flaws of pokemon.
I'm actually surprised to see Yahtzee reviewing a Pokemon game.
Anyway, I'm of the opinion that Pokemon should've come to an end after Generation 2 or possibly 3. You know, quit while you're ahead. But no, big business isn't into that. ¬_¬
Anyway, I'm of the opinion that Pokemon should've come to an end after Generation 2 or possibly 3. You know, quit while you're ahead. But no, big business isn't into that. ¬_¬
First guess why he hadn't until now: took kiddy
Second guess: its a franchise
Third guess: he had better things to do then to do what we ask
I never once thought it was because he didn't want to sound like he liked it.
Second guess: its a franchise
Third guess: he had better things to do then to do what we ask
I never once thought it was because he didn't want to sound like he liked it.
When i saw that the reviews name had a "pokemon WHITE" in it, i already knew that he was going to make a joke about why he chose white power instead of black one.
But anyways, really nice episode, it made my day. Thanks!
But anyways, really nice episode, it made my day. Thanks!