Pokemon Y - First Steps.
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xyzzysqrlAh, Pokemon. You're probably expecting a long speech about how I got into it as a kid or somesuch, but I really never did. I had a copy of Pokemon Gold, and I played it on long trips ... but really I never got much of anywhere with it. I didn't succeed in finishing a Pokemon game until 2010, and of course I blogged about it.
That said, I HAVE fallen in love with the series since. A grand adventure, one hero and their companions against the world. It's about the journey more than the destination, and it took me a month to beat the less-complex Fire Red. Accordingly I'm not going to post very often unless you folk demand it. If you don't ask for detail, I mean. I'll try to keep what I did in a little journal but I don't want to spam and make you all lose interest.
That said, I need a character to play through as, and I think I've got one handy. Back when I was playing FFXIV, Xao Xizee was my character for that. A ninja catgirl who ended up fighting things with an axe. Later she took up dabbling in other roles, like Arcanist. Arcanist was a pet class that gave you a cute little otherworldly creature to take care of.
I trust you see where this is going.
Actually this is QUICK compared to past games. Pick a language and you're just dumped straight to "Meet the Professor". The professor this year, aside from looking like he wants a hug, is a gangly dude named Augustine Sycamore. He exposits all about POKEMON and how they EXIST and whatnot. Then the usual "Who are you?" question.
Xao will be my Pokemon Trainer for this round of gaming. Dark hair, dark skin, sadly there is no "I would like kitty ears" option in character customization, and we're off into the Pokemon world.
Cut to Xao sleeping cozily in bed. A bird pokemon flies in and DIVE BOMBS her in the ribcage to wake her up before flying off. I am already face-palming. I'm sorry, Xao, your new life already blows. Change out of pajamas, downstairs... and we get to meet the neighbors.
Calem: Kind of an energetic looking kid in a blue blazer. Has "I am the default main character" written on his forehead. Too bad, kid. This is MY story.
Shauna: All in pink, has hair that looks like it's trying to devour her brain. Designated "bubbly best friend" I assume.
"GUESS WHAT! We've come to get you!" What no. Xao has an axe and wishes to use i-- oh. Come to get you in the "the local professor is giving out pokemon, come see" sense. I knew that. Although it seems Xao's family already owns some Pokemon. The whole town is talking about her mom's Rhyhorn. Which is kinda cool, because Rhyhorns are BIG BULKY TANKS. I want one myself. It's off to the meeting place, where we meet two MORE kids. Geez, supporting cast, ho.
Tierno: Huge kid in black. Looks like Buford from Phineas and Ferb. A dancer. Okay sure.
Trevor: Kid with perfectly round hair. Gets perfect scores on tests. Probably a Weasley, based on his hair color.
They debate for a while about what to call Xao for short. (???) Little X? Lady X? Nah. Xao is the party tank. Just call her...
Xao, Warrior Cat.
"You want us to call you Warrior Cat?" and if I'm not imagining it Shauna has kind of a "WTF is up with the new kid" expression. When the professor comes out, though, everyone forgets Xao's weirdness. It's time to pick a pokemon!
My three options are:
Fennekin: A flaming fox. Evolves into a magical witch of doomy flame. Basically everyone I know picks this. Not really my thing.
Froakie: A big-eyed frog. Evolves eventually into a scarfed Kamen Rider, made of justice and ... frog. Much closer to my sort of thing. But...
Chespin: Xao KNOWS this one! That's a funny-colored moogle! Why are moogles brown here in the Kalos region of Planet Pokemon? Who knows? But if there's a moogle around she wants it. They're cuddly. So Chespin it is!
We'll call him Sorbet. Good Moogle name, Sorbet. We get our first pokemon, and a pokedex. Pokedexes are recorders that auto-tag Pokemon and keep track of the specieses and blah blah YAY WE HAVE A POKEMON NOW. As usual, unpaid child labor is being used to fill out the Pokedex, and WARRIOR CAT XAO wants full part of it. We get a letter to take back to mom... but first: BATTLE TIME.
Shauna's Froakie is of course no match for the power of Sorbet. (Maybe I should've named him Nono, because of the green suit? Or Montb-- Too late for regrets!) Off we go home, take the letter to Mom, and Mom is HYPED. She's really enthused about this "pokemon journey" thing. Personally I too am in favor of a culture where we send children off into the woods between ages eight and sixteen, or whatever.
Huh. Mom is an ex-Ryhorn Racer. That sounds like a really cool job. ... Until I start picturing the chariot scene from Ben Hur, anyway. On the way out, the family Rhyhorn bellows g'bye, so Xao hops on and rides it around the yard for a while until it's time to be off.
Yeah I really reaaaally gotta get me one of those. Warrior Cat Xao demands an epic mount.
It is at this point I discover there's no way to post/record screenshots from Pokemon Y. Dangit. Anyway, Xao is OFF on her Pokemon journey! I'll check back in when something cool happens or if you all demand more detail. Right now she's gonna stock up on Pokeballs and catch the HELL out of some early-game 'mons.
See y'all soon!
That said, I HAVE fallen in love with the series since. A grand adventure, one hero and their companions against the world. It's about the journey more than the destination, and it took me a month to beat the less-complex Fire Red. Accordingly I'm not going to post very often unless you folk demand it. If you don't ask for detail, I mean. I'll try to keep what I did in a little journal but I don't want to spam and make you all lose interest.
That said, I need a character to play through as, and I think I've got one handy. Back when I was playing FFXIV, Xao Xizee was my character for that. A ninja catgirl who ended up fighting things with an axe. Later she took up dabbling in other roles, like Arcanist. Arcanist was a pet class that gave you a cute little otherworldly creature to take care of.
I trust you see where this is going.
Actually this is QUICK compared to past games. Pick a language and you're just dumped straight to "Meet the Professor". The professor this year, aside from looking like he wants a hug, is a gangly dude named Augustine Sycamore. He exposits all about POKEMON and how they EXIST and whatnot. Then the usual "Who are you?" question.
Xao will be my Pokemon Trainer for this round of gaming. Dark hair, dark skin, sadly there is no "I would like kitty ears" option in character customization, and we're off into the Pokemon world.
Cut to Xao sleeping cozily in bed. A bird pokemon flies in and DIVE BOMBS her in the ribcage to wake her up before flying off. I am already face-palming. I'm sorry, Xao, your new life already blows. Change out of pajamas, downstairs... and we get to meet the neighbors.
Calem: Kind of an energetic looking kid in a blue blazer. Has "I am the default main character" written on his forehead. Too bad, kid. This is MY story.
Shauna: All in pink, has hair that looks like it's trying to devour her brain. Designated "bubbly best friend" I assume.
"GUESS WHAT! We've come to get you!" What no. Xao has an axe and wishes to use i-- oh. Come to get you in the "the local professor is giving out pokemon, come see" sense. I knew that. Although it seems Xao's family already owns some Pokemon. The whole town is talking about her mom's Rhyhorn. Which is kinda cool, because Rhyhorns are BIG BULKY TANKS. I want one myself. It's off to the meeting place, where we meet two MORE kids. Geez, supporting cast, ho.
Tierno: Huge kid in black. Looks like Buford from Phineas and Ferb. A dancer. Okay sure.
Trevor: Kid with perfectly round hair. Gets perfect scores on tests. Probably a Weasley, based on his hair color.
They debate for a while about what to call Xao for short. (???) Little X? Lady X? Nah. Xao is the party tank. Just call her...
Xao, Warrior Cat.
"You want us to call you Warrior Cat?" and if I'm not imagining it Shauna has kind of a "WTF is up with the new kid" expression. When the professor comes out, though, everyone forgets Xao's weirdness. It's time to pick a pokemon!
My three options are:
Fennekin: A flaming fox. Evolves into a magical witch of doomy flame. Basically everyone I know picks this. Not really my thing.
Froakie: A big-eyed frog. Evolves eventually into a scarfed Kamen Rider, made of justice and ... frog. Much closer to my sort of thing. But...
Chespin: Xao KNOWS this one! That's a funny-colored moogle! Why are moogles brown here in the Kalos region of Planet Pokemon? Who knows? But if there's a moogle around she wants it. They're cuddly. So Chespin it is!
We'll call him Sorbet. Good Moogle name, Sorbet. We get our first pokemon, and a pokedex. Pokedexes are recorders that auto-tag Pokemon and keep track of the specieses and blah blah YAY WE HAVE A POKEMON NOW. As usual, unpaid child labor is being used to fill out the Pokedex, and WARRIOR CAT XAO wants full part of it. We get a letter to take back to mom... but first: BATTLE TIME.
Shauna's Froakie is of course no match for the power of Sorbet. (Maybe I should've named him Nono, because of the green suit? Or Montb-- Too late for regrets!) Off we go home, take the letter to Mom, and Mom is HYPED. She's really enthused about this "pokemon journey" thing. Personally I too am in favor of a culture where we send children off into the woods between ages eight and sixteen, or whatever.
Huh. Mom is an ex-Ryhorn Racer. That sounds like a really cool job. ... Until I start picturing the chariot scene from Ben Hur, anyway. On the way out, the family Rhyhorn bellows g'bye, so Xao hops on and rides it around the yard for a while until it's time to be off.
Yeah I really reaaaally gotta get me one of those. Warrior Cat Xao demands an epic mount.
It is at this point I discover there's no way to post/record screenshots from Pokemon Y. Dangit. Anyway, Xao is OFF on her Pokemon journey! I'll check back in when something cool happens or if you all demand more detail. Right now she's gonna stock up on Pokeballs and catch the HELL out of some early-game 'mons.
See y'all soon!
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Date: 2014-02-23 11:28 am (UTC)My vote is every so often you come in and talk about a few notible battles, what Mons you've caught and what silly nicknames you've given them.
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Date: 2014-02-23 07:29 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2014-02-23 08:06 pm (UTC)...Then again, it's *also* a universe where 10 year olds are sent out on hiking journies in the company of creatures capable of leveling cities with little effort...
And then there's the clone families and the guy who can easily tell them apart despite never opening his eyes. :-) Pokemon is weird.
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Date: 2014-02-26 02:04 am (UTC)Go get 'em, Warrior Cat Xao!
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