Recent content by Esserise

Oh right, I forgot about that. So they can still do Mystery Gift distributions for these games… I’d been wondering about that. I guess in that case we can’t rule out the possibility that the Mystic and Aurora Tickets might just be given out as plain old Wi-Fi events?

I imagine we probably will get Ruby & Sapphire (and then later Emerald), but I kinda feel like they might space them out over a few years like they did with Gens 1 and 2 on the 3DS: 27 February 2016 - RGBY 22 September 2017 - Gold & Silver 26 January 2018 - Crystal Sure, they don’t have to do...

The price for these is pretty much what I would have expected for Pokémon GBA re-releases — at least, I didn’t figure they’d go any lower than $15. We all know what franchise this is, we know they have that kind of pull. It’s just that, I guess I’ve always perceived Pokémon as being very...

Not that I disagree with your larger point, but frankly I think RBY and GSC prrrrrobably have just as much claim to being “Capital C Classics” as Emerald, Platinum, or HGSS, even though they’re more archaic in terms of design. Hell, that’s part of the reason why I’m a little surprised by them...

$20 for FRLG is a little high but not too bad imo. Splitting up the different languages into separate SKUs is really fucking dumb, though. Just bundle them, for Christ’s sake. Dread it, run from it — Charmander exceptionalism arrives all the same. Much as I’d like to have the Navel Rock and...

To be fair, no main series Pokémon game has ever offered these things, so I wouldn’t have expected that to change here. Part of the whole reason why one would even make these a standalone release on the eShop instead of bundling them with an NSO+ sub would be to circumvent those features. Game...

As someone who dropped off years ago and only got back into playing in September, I’m frankly way more interested in the Road to Kalos lead-up than in the actual event, since I don’t have the Primals or Spacial Rend and think some of the backgrounds are cool. I’m not really tempted to burn a...

It’s an under-advertised benefit and it runs out its usefulness rather quickly, but the cabs can take you to fast-travel points you haven’t manually unlocked yet.

Personally, I think on principle it’s fine for devs to draw a line somewhere and say “them’s the brakes,” because in theory, you could suggest-a-toggle a game to death. For instance, why stop at the Exp. Share being on or off? After all, what about the people who might have preferred the “even...

True. Let me rephrase. I do spend time on various Pokémon subreddits, and I do see people doing as you say they do, talking about things they like or posting pictures to show off their enjoyment. I think the difference is, those kinds of positive sentiments tend to be more emphemeral and...

It’s sort of a weird dual-reality though because while I think this is certainly the case within fandom circles, the games continue to find enormous success with the general audience — more so, even, than in any other era besides Pokémania. So there must be tons of people out there enjoying the...

I would hazard a guess that most people who regard SV as the best games probably do realize how fucked the games’ performance and graphics are, but just don’t really care about those factors very much relative to whatever it is about SV they find so appealing. “Greatest game in the franchise”...

One thing I like about Z-A that in hindsight I wish Arceus had done more of is that, with the DLC, a fair chunk of the new Pokémon from Scarlet & Violet are not only included in the Pokédex expansion, but are also actively showcased through various side quests. (Not to mention, four of them even...

Overall, Arceus added 17 regional forms, 7 new Pokémon, and the Origin Formes for Dialga and Palkia, for a total of 26 new designs. (28, I suppose, if you count Female Basculegion and Therian Enamorus separately from their base forms). Z-A itself added 26 new designs with its new Mega...

You can sell them for a decent amount, at least. Past a certain point, I just think of them as better Pretty Feathers / Tiny Mushrooms.