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Ebak

@ebakthecat.bsky.social

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33 | Cis Male, He/Him | LGBTQIA+ friendly | Twitch Streamer | Likes Star Wars. Co-Host of Silly Voices Saturday, and the Comment Dense Podcast. Star Wars RPG Game Master. https://www.twitch.tv/ebak_the_cat

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Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 1d

The last thing I wanted was to Pokémon to adapt a 'live service' style format. Then again FOMO is very much the Pokemon companies bread and fucking butter. Fuck this franchise.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 1d

This was a fucking terrible idea and if I had my way the person who came up with this would be fucking fired.

And for those that say 'oh it's easy'. Yes, I got it within an hour, it was also the most non-fun hour I've perhaps had in my life, and I work in customer service.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 1d

From the bottom of my heart.

This was the most painful hour of my life. I do not like playing online. I do not like being forced to engage with it to get Greninjite because I don't trust Gamefreak not to distribute it another way.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 2d

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Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 2d

10 games to get to know me.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

That's not me saying 'the games were better in 2D'.

It's more that these games have gone from limited handheld hardware into the 3D HD era but feel like their budget is still shoestring both in terms of resource allocation, money, and time allowed.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

Pokemon is literally the most valuable brand on the planet. It surpasses Mickey mouse for god sake!

These games should feel like premium products, but I am going to be honest, the last time I felt like a game was a premium product was Black and White.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

Some will say you don't need both versions. Maybe. As someone who was very lonely as a child and had no one to trade with...yeah...there's benefits to having both.

As for things like the quality of the games content and not hiring VOs and such...

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

Not sure if the pokemon games have the depth to present a 'two sides' argument. Ruby and Sapphire feels like the last time they did something like that and even then it wasn't that big a deal.

I'm okay with that, I am not okay with the games being 90% the same but sold at the same price.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

DLC's to me are a replacement for the third version. I'd rather have DLC that gives me new addon content than a third version I have to pay full price for again.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

This means if someone doesn't want to trade with others, they can just start the game again and select the other version and voila, they're now playing the opposite version.

Sell 1 DLC that expands either game, with any version exclusives determined by that starting game choice.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

If we use a previous generation as an example. If I were to buy 'Pokemon Red-Blue' at the start of the game it would ask 'do you prefer hot or cold' or even just 'Which version do you want to play'.

Once chosen, your one and only save file is now that version.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

That for me is just too much.

I think the Legends series has shown that they don't need to do this but I would approach the main series differently:

You still have two versions, but its within one game. At the start you make choices which determine which game you're playing, or you just pick.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

I think the two versions idea is valid for the trading and collecting aspect, but is blatantly done purely for money.

It's especially egregious that the DLC is also locked to a particular version, so not only do you have two versions of the game, but two versions of the DLC!

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

However, there is a solution for that: "Yo, we don't recommend this but...a'right! Here you go!"

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

They even give you the same options as you would if selecting the other starters. Only to pull a 'just kidding!' when you go to select Pamcham.

A secret 4th or even 5th option I'd be behind. Yes it isn't normal and I understand that it may throw the balance of the game out a little.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

I am not suggesting that they offer you the ability to start with any pokemon.

but for a brief second I was thinking "Are they going to allow me to pick Pancham as a 4th alternative option?"

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

9) I am disappointed at no Mega Agislash. Although I fully admit this is more a joke entry because Agislash is already a very good pokemon and not every pokemon can have a mega. I just like Agislash.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

8) I understand DLC is often cut content that would otherwise be left on the cutting room floor, but advertising and selling it along side the release...or even BEFORE the releases does feel tacky and that you are taking advantage of your customers.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

7) Regarding 6, I wouldn't mind this so much if the reward was forever accessible. It's not. This means that years from now if a new player plays this game, there's no way they can get those mega stones.

Once gain you stick your middle finger up at preservation and I hate that.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

6 cont still) Also, frankly, giving already strong players mega stones is a positive feedback loop. You're rewarding strong players with stronger pokemon thus making it more likely they will win.

Strong players don't need more help winning, they're already winning! Poor game design.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

6 cont) I like to have fun playing with whatever pokemon I want and can generally do that within the story mode.

Not worrying over what 'the meta is' all so I can get a fucking stone.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

6) I think linking important rewards like mega-stones to online competitive play without alternative options is wrong.

I have 0 interest in it, and it feels like you're trying to force me to engage with an aspect of the series I've never enjoyed; battling actual players.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

5) While we're talking about choices. Stop with the false choices. Don't give me two options that say the same thing. I'd rather you just move the story along. If you give me choices, give me choices that ACTUALLY matter.

Ebak @ebakthecat.bsky.social · 11d

4 cont) Instead you gave us a "ooooh, no, you can't do that even though we gave you a choice of 'yes I want pancham' or 'let me think about it'.