Obviously, Kalos is at the world's edge.but then X and Y just have some random little girl give them to you. Lame.
Obviously, Kalos is at the world's edge.but then X and Y just have some random little girl give them to you. Lame.
Weell, not Kalos, but Paldea might have an equivalent to this:Obviously, Kalos is at the world's edge.
Mostly quoting this just to have something topical to reply to, but my "fix" to slow start is to make it gradually wear off across the 5 turns it takes. If it's at 50% power/speed turn 1, it would be at 60% during turn 2, 70% turn 3, and so on until the 5th turn ends and it's finally at full power.Honestly, I like Slow Start, because I find the juxtaposition of "12-foot alien robot colossus thing" and "makes sculptures seemingly just for fun and has a hard time getting up in the morning" to be one of the funniest things Pokemon has ever done.
Hear me out.*suggests a Slow Start buff*
I'm guessing this web page has... Slow Start.[T]hough the wikia page isn't loading right now.
It would be hard for me to think more differently about this. I consider the UBs to be more appealing than most of the rest of gen 7, with the less biological ones (Xurkitree, Celesteela, Kartana, and Stakataka) being pretty high up in my general opinion as well.I don't like the Ultra Beasts.
Well no, I do but hear me out.
The concept behind them? Absolutely fantastic. Alien Pokemon from a whole other dimension, so different in their biology that regular Pokeballs don't even recognise them as Pokemon? The whole lore around Ultra Wormholes and Fallers and each of their specific home dimensions in USUM? Flippin' brilliant. I love all of that.
I mean the actual creatures themselves.
There's a quote I can't find right now in which Junichi Masuda (I think) says something to the effect of "the design philosophy of the series is 'every Pokemon can be your friend, no matter how ferocious'". And I think this is one thing that has been adhered to scrupulously throughout the series as a whole. Even some of the most ferocious and outlandish designs that spring to mind for me, like Hydreigon, Crawdaunt, and Mega Tyranitar, manage to retain that aesthetic appeal that makes me like them.
But I don't get that from any of the UBs. They're all, as a whole, just so faceless and unrelatable and unsettling. Possible exceptions are Nihilego, which is one of my favourite Gen VII mons purely for its creepiness and Naganadel, which I've been using to great effect in the Battle Tree and Battle Royal of late. Guzzlord of course is great, though I wouldn't call it a favourite.
And, to be clear, I know that this feeling of distaste is very much part of the intention. It makes sense that alien Pokemon wouldn't have that same instant sense of connection regular ones do; they are designed to be unsettling and disturbing and a little bit creepy. What gets me is just how effectively I'm creeped out by them.
So, good job Game Freak at completely succeeding with the Ultra Beasts.
No, I find Sylveon quite creepy too. Probably would do a lot less if the Pokedex would just shut up about its ribbon-like feelers that it wraps around people it lovesIt would be hard for me to think more differently about this. I consider the UBs to be more appealing than most of the rest of gen 7, with the less biological ones (Xurkitree, Celesteela, Kartana, and Stakataka) being pretty high up in my general opinion as well.
But it did also take me a while to not be creeped out by Sylveon, so I'm probably just messed up.
I think that's gameplay bleeding into the adjustment ideas because Regigigas isn't so powerful to where it needs a hindering ability to begin with, much less one that hits it this hard. The extra effects feel like an attempt to reconcile the flavor of the idea (which I still say is overblown in importance since literally no other Legendary Pokemon displays this kind of "rust" after being summoned/awakened) while making the Pokemon appropriately powerful (weak on one front but strengthened by a different effect to even it out).I've never understood why the most common ideas for buffing Slow Start are always trying to apply extra effects on the ability.
I'd just make it so that the effect does not refresh when switching out. Make it wear out after it stays on the field after 5 complete turns, but not necessarily 5 consecutive turns.
The thing about the Ultra Beasts for me (and I can't decide if this is a good thing or not) is how they barely even feel cohesive with each other. To an extent that might be deliberate since USUM confirms they all have different home dimensions outside of the blanket of just "Ultra Space", but artistically, I probably would have to be told some of these Pokemon are supposed to be distinctly Alien compared to normal ones.I don't like the Ultra Beasts.
Well no, I do but hear me out.
The concept behind them? Absolutely fantastic. Alien Pokemon from a whole other dimension, so different in their biology that regular Pokeballs don't even recognise them as Pokemon? The whole lore around Ultra Wormholes and Fallers and each of their specific home dimensions in USUM? Flippin' brilliant. I love all of that.
I mean the actual creatures themselves.
There's a quote I can't find right now in which Junichi Masuda (I think) says something to the effect of "the design philosophy of the series is 'every Pokemon can be your friend, no matter how ferocious'". And I think this is one thing that has been adhered to scrupulously throughout the series as a whole. Even some of the most ferocious and outlandish designs that spring to mind for me, like Hydreigon, Crawdaunt, and Mega Tyranitar, manage to retain that aesthetic appeal that makes me like them.
But I don't get that from any of the UBs. They're all, as a whole, just so faceless and unrelatable and unsettling. Possible exceptions are Nihilego, which is one of my favourite Gen VII mons purely for its creepiness and Naganadel, which I've been using to great effect in the Battle Tree and Battle Royal of late. Guzzlord of course is great, though I wouldn't call it a favourite.
And, to be clear, I know that this feeling of distaste is very much part of the intention. It makes sense that alien Pokemon wouldn't have that same instant sense of connection regular ones do; they are designed to be unsettling and disturbing and a little bit creepy. What gets me is just how effectively I'm creeped out by them.
So, good job Game Freak at completely succeeding with the Ultra Beasts.
Outside of Espeon, I find the rest of the Eevee line (Eevee included) a lot creepier than Sylveon.No, I find Sylveon quite creepy too. Probably would do a lot less if the Pokedex would just shut up about its ribbon-like feelers that it wraps around people it loves
Isn't there non-monster (but still fictional) wildlife in Monster Hunter, though?
This is normally true in Monster Sanctuary and even Monster Crown, the latter of which treats monsters more like hellspawns than regular animals.Isn't there non-monster (but still fictional) wildlife in Monster Hunter, though? I'm also reminded of Monster Sanctuary, where it's repeatedly and explicitly said in the in-game encyclopedia that normal animals exist in this world; "monster" is a catch-all term for supernatural creatures/plants/fungi/ovens/alien goo. It seems to be inspired by early Pokémon lore.
The UBs are fun in that they are pretty creepy at a glance, but then you start interacting with them on refresh/camp and you realize that despite looking so weird and offputting, they're still someone who you can befriend. They don't become more normal, they're little freaks in all of their animations and lore, but you start learning that these animations are happy, excited animations, that they enjoy being petted, eating beans and curry with you.
They're just your weirdo friends, and I really enjoy that, as a weirdo pokémon enjoyer
I too appreciated the ability to Close Combat a Blissey, go grab a drink and make myself something to eat, and come back in time to watch the last quarter of its health creep down.Here's a wildly unpopular opinion - I actually like the slowness of Gen 4...to an extent. I will say DP took it way too far but HGSS and Platinum's engines hit it just right as far as game speed for me. Particularly with move animations, I found the HGSS and Platinum attacks to be much more dramatic in execution rather than Gen 5's which honestly seemed a bit cartoonish to me. Close Combat strikes me as move that was executed much more dramatically and impactfully in Gen 4 as compared to the Gen 5 rendition which seemed almost kind of slapstick.
I never had an issue with the game speed of HGSS and Platinum; as a matter fact I preferred it over the game speed of Gen 5 in many ways, particularly with respect to battle animations.
I mean would Dialga really look better if it was based on a clock? Or Palkia if it was covered in stars? I definitely don’t think they’re the greatest Pokemon designs but I don’t think they’re that bad.I grew up with gen 4 but I genuinely dislike Dialga and Palkia. I just think they look stupid and that their gimmick of representing time and space isn't incorporated well into their designs or their lore (which is basically just that they were made by Arceus and represent time and space)
Giratina's cool though
Strictly speaking, if the analogy for Dialga is a clock, then the more apt suggestion for Palkia would be like… a yardstick, or something, because it represents spatial dimensions, rather than the cosmos.Or Palkia if it was covered in stars?
I mean, maybe?I mean would Dialga really look better if it was based on a clock? Or Palkia if it was covered in stars? I definitely don’t think they’re the greatest Pokemon designs but I don’t think they’re that bad.