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I PROTECC

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Waiting on the third one

2 (3.8%)

Waiting on the third AND fourth one

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GET WELL SOON ZYGARDE

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I am a concientous objector and abstain from taking up arms

30 (57.7%)

Total Members Voted: 51

[umiman]

Yeah I really don't like any of the art for those special / legendary / whatever Pokemon at the end there.

I mean, compare Generation 6:

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We've got a clear theme in scarves and things "flowing" in the air. Everything is nice and rounded and smooth. It's consistent and nothing looks really overdesigned.

[Neonivek]

Except Mega Aerodactyl... But hey every generation needs one ugly.

Though I am not a fan of Mega Electrike either.

[Sirus]

So I think I'm done with the demo...maybe?

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I get the strong impression that you're supposed to take part in events that happen on certain (every?) days, and that the more you complete the more stuff you'll be able to transfer to the full game. I beat all of the trainers on the route and got a Star Piece for it. NPCs in town have mentioned events happening tomorrow, in 12 days, and 18 days. There may be more but those are the three I've found so far.

And Team Skull are gangsters. Not 20s-era mafia gangsters, but straight-up hand-signing gangstas. Why are they gangstas? I don't feel even slightly threatened by them

[Neonivek]

Because Team Skull was either going to be Gangsters or... Gang...sters...

Anyhow the answer is "because America"

And as you know in the USA there is a gang on every street corner.

Actually the better explanation is that not only is it stereotypically American (just watch Anime for evidence of that)...

But the style of gangsters aren't Japanese and thus are rather separate from their experiences and thus they can make light of them.

The very same reason why the Cult in Earthbound was the KKK.

[Furtuka]

So I think I'm done with the demo...maybe?

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I get the strong impression that you're supposed to take part in events that happen on certain (every?) days, and that the more you complete the more stuff you'll be able to transfer to the full game. I beat all of the trainers on the route and got a Star Piece for it. NPCs in town have mentioned events happening tomorrow, in 12 days, and 18 days. There may be more but those are the three I've found so far.

And Team Skull are gangsters. Not 20s-era mafia gangsters, but straight-up hand-signing gangstas. Why are they gangstas? I don't feel even slightly threatened by them

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There's a reason why most people are convinced that they're either going to be patsies or bait & switch villains at this point

[Sirus]

Because Team Skull was either going to be Gangsters or... Gang...sters...

Anyhow the answer is "because America"

And as you know in the USA there is a gang on every street corner.

Actually the better explanation is that not only is it stereotypically American (just watch Anime for evidence of that)...

But the style of gangsters aren't Japanese and thus are rather separate from their experiences and thus they can make light of them.

The very same reason why the Cult in Earthbound was the KKK.

Alola is only really American in the very basic sense that Hawaii is one of the United States, though. It's an island paradise that could just as easily be compared to the Galapagos or Madagascar,  especially when you consider the new Alolan forms of several older pokemon. Those could easily be seen as examples of real-world evolution (as opposed to in-game evolution); species migrating to a new environment and adapting to it, much like Darwin observed.

Unova has more in common with mainland America than Alola, and their evil team went for a medieval cultist look.

[Neonivek]

Wasn't Unova France?

[Sirus]

Nope, that'd be Kalos.

[BlackFlyme]

Some alright designs in the new batch, but why's that onion wearing hooker boots?

[Akura]

Played a bit a of the demo, and I'm quite impressed. The city actually feels like a goddamned city for once, not four houses surrounded by an impassible wall of trees and picket fences(probably why Goldenrod City is one of my favorite places - it's big). In the City Hall, to the right of the main counter next to what I think were bathrooms was a poster that looked like it was instructing patrons to wash there hands and maybe instructions on bringing you Pokemon into the restrooms. Details.

Battles are cool enough. Greninja is cool. I noticed the bit that shows a move's type effectiveness only kicks in on Pokemon you've already seen. Z-moves still seem like a silly thing.

Unless it has been confirmed either way yet, I think HMs are being replaced with the ability to ride Pokemon through certain obstacles. The demo has you smashing rocks riding Tauros instead of Rock Smash.

Team Skull is ridiculous. I would describe them using a word that is one letter off(and similar meaning) from a word that's banned from these forums; just replace the first letter with "w". Given that the villains in these games were originally called "Gang" rather than "Team", it's nice to see one that acts (tries to) like an actual street gang.

Fun thing: After defeating the Totem boss Pokemon, and the advertisements appear on the touchscreen, you can poke the Rotomdex in the eyes.

Nope, that'd be Kalos.

Yeah, Unova was Nevada if I remember. ^{_{Never played Colosseum, though...}}

Some alright designs in the new batch, but why's that onion wearing hooker boots?

Wouldn't be the first Pokemon that looks like a hooker.

[Sirus]

The one you're thinking of, the Nevada expy in Colosseum, was actually called Orre. Unova is the region in the GenV games, and while it covers a range of different places its main city, Castellia, is a dead-ringer for places like New York City or San Francisco - large bridges and massive skyscrapers.

If you thought the SunMoon demo city looked city-like, you clearly haven't seen Castellia.

[Cerol Lenslens]

Team Skull is the most insidious evil yet in a Pokemon game.

I mean, Team Rocket was basically the mafia, Teams Aqua and Magma were eco-terrorists, Team Galactic wanted to destroy the universe to build a new one, Team Plasma was headed by an abusive father figure, Team Flare wanted to use a life-sucking superweapon, Team Snagem were brutal thieves, Cipher literally infused pokemon with hatred, and Team Go-Rock existed...

But none of them had the sheer malice of Team Skull, who apparently subject you to rap at the beginning of every grunt fight!

[Aklyon]

Rap that will not stop a random pokemon-equipped teenager from knocking them all down and stealing most of their cash.

[Culise]

It's interesting that they had a bit of an eye to detail in places.  F'rex, if you get into a battle while riding Tauros, the trainer in battle is wearing the riding suit instead of the regular outfit.  Interesting that Z-moves scale in power based on the move they use as a base, too, or at least, the one Z-move we've seen so far happens to do so.

[MrRoboto75]

Rap that will not stop a random pokemon-equipped teenager from knocking them all down and stealing most of their cash.

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