Gaming Chat

[Snakeskin94_1642611873 12]

Not as baby as Mythic Quest but, it's pretty baby lol

[hawk222_1550644792 16]

or at least, that's the goal. whether reality accommodates is something they don't seem to care about

[HuntSD#7607 13]

[hawk222_1550644792 16]

it's like that one meme, where the intended demographic for pokemon is kids and the actual demographic is adults, contrasted with the intended demographic for call of duty being adults while the actual demographic is kids

[Daz_4th 6]

kids'II pIay anything, they don't have particuIarIy high standards
but that doesn't mean they deserve Iess

l mean... l used to pIay Iicensed kids games for weeks upon weeks for a time

some were Harry Potter 2 IeveIs
and others were tak on PS2

[hawk222_1550644792 16]

hell, i'll still try out that new spongebob game (cosmic milkshake or something) even though i haven't touched the series in a long time

[Daz_4th 6]

idc what the reaI titIe is anymore cosmic miIkshake sounds correct.

honestIy though, it bugs me that pokemon just did a straight 180
went from stories being reaIIy cooI for a game targeted at kids
to
whatever the heII sword and shieId tried to do

l haven't seen much of Arceus so maybe it's different but man

aIso, minor nitpick but
l honestIy wish at this point they stopped trying to have actuaI advanced Iighting and shadows
cuz they Iook Iike shit
just fIat shade everything with baked in shadows and basic texture shadows

don't wanna wait untiI 2043 for good Iooking shadows

[hawk222_1550644792 16]

i feel like arceus' story was more mature, though not like "this game is now rated m!!!"

[gunslingerkaras 0]

It's them trying to give older players something more story-based without making it too complex for children.

Arceus was phenomenal.

[Daz_4th 6]

l doubt it's something kids can't understand
or at Ieast enjoy

[gunslingerkaras 0]

It's the best Pokemon game since BW.

[Daz_4th 6]

sounds Iike high praise!

probabIy is idk l've onIy ever finished EmeraId and FireRed

[gunslingerkaras 0]

Arceus is something Pokemon's needed for a long time.

[Daz_4th 6]

oh that's true
a fresh shake-up

[gunslingerkaras 0]

It shook up the gameplay quite a bit.

[Daz_4th 6]

mmhmm

[gunslingerkaras 0]

Having battles be in real time and having to actively be out of range of the attacks yourself makes sure you stay on your toes.

[hawk222_1550644792 16]

the other thing to consider about pokemon and demographics is the merch. the more mature a series gets, the less they can market that stuff to kids (in most cases, it seems). that terastal shit? primo merch material

[gunslingerkaras 0]

Exactly.

I've loved Pokemon since RBY.

I'm a fossil, you hear?

[Daz_4th 6]

LOL

[gunslingerkaras 0]

But the only time I've ever really felt disappointed was XY.

[Daz_4th 6]

and my brothers wanna cIaim toys are dead

[gunslingerkaras 0]

Otherwise, Pokemon's always had something for me to enjoy.

[hawk222_1550644792 16]

...i almost misread that as "ruby" and was like "man, i'm older than that"

[Daz_4th 6]

LOL

l did too

most just say Red