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For the record, the school segments he's complaining about are totally optional about three minute long classes that teach you about various aspects of the game world, ie in history class you learn little bits about the history of this gen's region and in math class you learn how much damage various kinds of attacks do. It's basically a little tutorial minigame and going through every single class once each takes under fifteen minutes - and like I said, at least from where I am in the game, it seems totally optional and not forced at all. Oh, and you can totally explore around the school grounds and the (huge) entrance hall and go into all the different classrooms and stuff, I'm not sure why Kevin thinks this is like... tiny or flawed.

The whole school in the game is basically a Pokemon themed Montessori school - all your lessons revolve around what you want to learn about the most (Pokemon) while tackling each discipline in a way that relates to that, it's really cool. Hardly the dystopic wasteland of simulated public school he seems to be trying to call to mind where you get beat the crap out of in a one-room schoolhouse.

(Off topic a little, but frankly I think it's cool and admirable that Pokemon decided to centrally feature school as something important, interesting and fun considering how many kids got wayyy off track with schooling due to the pandemic and virtual school and so on, along with rising trends of anti-intellectualism. Anything that makes kids excited to go to school and learn things is a plus in my book. Those little class segments would be great for kids to help them get a little bit of help with math, reading comprehension, and other things that may have suffered during pandemic lockdowns, or at least get them excited enough about learning it to ask for help from their school. But I guess Kevin can't possibly be expected to remember that these games are first and foremost for kids, not thirty-something year old men with receding hairlines and rat infestations.)
OK, I was going to side with Kevin for once because Pokemon seems too escapist for schools to be incorporated into the game well, but it does make sense that there would be schools built around Pokemon training, and I like your point that building in some educational content into popular games is a great idea.

Also Pokemon-related schools show up in the ninth ever episode of the anime, so it's not new. But if you really love the "at age 10, you must FORGE your OWN WAY in the WORLD" angle of the worldbuilding, I can see how the concept would feel incongruous at first.
 
OK, I was going to side with Kevin for once because Pokemon seems too escapist for schools to be incorporated into the game well, but it does make sense that there would be schools built around Pokemon training, and I like your point that building in some educational content into popular games is a great idea.

Also Pokemon-related schools show up in the ninth ever episode of the anime, so it's not new. But if you really love the "at age 10, you must FORGE your OWN WAY in the WORLD" angle of the worldbuilding, I can see how the concept would feel incongruous at first.
Yeah I can definitely see how it would seem weird, but they incorporate it in a really thoughtful and sweet way. Your whole "going off on an adventure" premise is built in, with the idea being that the students are basically being sent off to "find their treasure" - which can be anything, it just means pursuing something you love or enjoy, with some specific examples being beating all of the gym leaders or perfecting the art of sandwich making - and you just sometimes go check in at the school on your own time and can take classes and talk to the teachers or even befriend them. I like how it fleshes out the world and puts things in context, plus like I said the benefits of adding educational content and encouraging kids to get back into learning are invaluable.

I can't even really fault Kevin for not liking that element of the game - I'm sure it's a taste thing and different people may feel differently about it - but I just feel like his whining is over the top considering how minor a part of the game it is. If you don't want to go to school.. just don't. My partner hasn't gone back to the school since leaving it in the beginning on the "treasure quest" and the game hasn't forced them to go back or anything. The game is very built around choices and learning and educating yourself and pursuing your interests, it's really refreshing and fun honestly.

Sorry for the ramble! I enjoy this game. Can you tell? Kevin should be spending his money on rat bait and rent though - I missed it, did he e-beg for his copy of Pokemon?
 
What strikes me, based on Sourceress‘ descriptions, is that the game’s world building seems to be trying to strike a balance between the freedom traditionally offered child characters in Pokémon, and making it feel like the adults in this world still actively care for and about kids. Naturally, Kevin much prefers it when children are basically just emancipated at age ten. Wonder why…
 
Gee if the school aspect in Pokémon is triggering old memories of him being an insufferable little shit in school, I'd hate to see how Kevin would react to the game bully.


As for the RATS thing, these people piled alpaca shit outside, left hay and trash all over the place and as filthy as their stink ditches. They were practically asking vermin like RATS to infest their "ranch"
 
Perhaps I should be generous to kevvie.

If he can play through the whole of Bully, Anniversary Edition, and proof of completion of every main mission, side mission, class collectible, outfit and romanced every romanceable character, I will buy him one of these new Lego Optimus prime toys.
 
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"The Pokémon world is somewhat utopian..."
Has Kevin ever read the Pokedéx entries? There are Pokémon like Gengar, Froslass, and Mimikyu who've outright killed humans. Drifloon kidnaps children, Banette is a haunted toy that seeks to find and kill the child who abandoned it, and Phantump is the spirit of a dead child lost in the woods. It seems like a fucking blessing the new Pokémon game lets these poor kids have teachers and other students around, rather than leaving them unsupervised to get killed and maimed by some pissed off Pokémon. I'd be giving these kids self-defense and survival classes if I were the headmaster of that school.

I haven't even scratched the surface! In the Pokémon world, organized crime is a rampant issue; every region seems to have its own mafia. Team Rocket kidnaps (and have even murdered) Pokémon, Team Aqua and Team Magma want to flood the region and cause mass drought respectively, and Team Galactic wants to reset the fucking universe itself. If the wild Pokémon haven't already gotten to your child and their soul, they're getting kicked to death in a dank alleyway by a group of Team Rocket thugs. I think with all the shit these poor kids have to put up with in the Pokémon world, a decent education is the least they deserve.

I could go on, but I'll spare the 'tism. I just thought that was funny. I think Kevin's a little too old for this shit.
 
What strikes me, based on Sourceress‘ descriptions, is that the game’s world building seems to be trying to strike a balance between the freedom traditionally offered child characters in Pokémon, and making it feel like the adults in this world still actively care for and about kids. Naturally, Kevin much prefers it when children are basically just emancipated at age ten. Wonder why…
Troons just can't hide their predatory nature, ew...

But yeah, honestly it's really nice to see a Pokemon game where they show and reinforce that there are adults who care about you (the in-game ten year old character) as well as upperclassmen and similar-age friends. It feels more realistic and models to kids that there are people in their lives they can trust and who care about them, which is really important, especially given how isolated many kids have become due to covid and now the flu, and how individualistic our culture has become, etc. And of course it's also great as an adult player because you get to know these characters and their stories, and it's nice to have characters to care about in the game besides your own player character and their rival.

"The Pokémon world is somewhat utopian..."
Has Kevin ever read the Pokedéx entries? There are Pokémon like Gengar, Froslass, and Mimikyu who've outright killed humans. Drifloon kidnaps children, Banette is a haunted toy that seeks to find and kill the child who abandoned it, and Phantump is the spirit of a dead child lost in the woods. It seems like a fucking blessing the new Pokémon game lets these poor kids have teachers and other students around, rather than leaving them unsupervised to get killed and maimed by some pissed off Pokémon. I'd be giving these kids self-defense and survival classes if I were the headmaster of that school.

I haven't even scratched the surface! In the Pokémon world, organized crime is a rampant issue; every region seems to have its own mafia. Team Rocket kidnaps (and have even murdered) Pokémon, Team Aqua and Team Magma want to flood the region and cause mass drought respectively, and Team Galactic wants to reset the fucking universe itself. If the wild Pokémon haven't already gotten to your child and their soul, they're getting kicked to death in a dank alleyway by a group of Team Rocket thugs. I think with all the shit these poor kids have to put up with in the Pokémon world, a decent education is the least they deserve.

I could go on, but I'll spare the 'tism. I just thought that was funny. I think Kevin's a little too old for this shit.
You're right and I love how you put it, made me laugh. In Scarlet/Violet there's a really nice mechanic where you're almost never totally alone doing stuff - when you do the Team Rocket analogue quests (Team Star) there's an adult accompanying you, there's another questline where an upperclassmen comes with and helps you, and even when you do the gyms someone always shows up to support or battle or observe you. There's a feeling of community and care that isn't really in the earlier games.

Personally, I don't think anyone is ever too old for a Pokemon game.. but I agree that Kevin is way too old to be complaining about mechanics that are beneficial to children in a game whose primary audience is children.

CopyS, he bought the dual pack lmao.
Of course he did. Guess they'll have to grift a little harder for the money for mouse traps, Kevvie had to get a whole extra Pokemon game because heaven forbid he just play one and trade for the opposite version exclusives like a normal person...
 
It seems like a fucking blessing the new Pokémon game lets these poor kids have teachers and other students around, rather than leaving them unsupervised to get killed and maimed by some pissed off Pokémon.
I think that's inevitable in any kid-centric adventure series. There has to be a threat, there have to be consequences, and in general stuff happening that would never fly in real life.
Jonny Quest's dad probably isn't liable for child endangement, but Batman sure as hell is.
 
If anything, this is the first Pokémon game that should make KevKev feel better about himself.

The adults care about and for the children in this new game, instead of immediately sending 10-year-olds off into a land of dangerous creatures where the protagonist is expected to become the national champion of the only of sport that exists. And all of that while battling an evil organization made up entirely of adults all on their own (with no adults helping in said fight bc in the pokemon world war is left up to the 10 year olds too).

Meanwhile Kevin can barely manage to leave his room because real world scary and twansphobic.
 
"The Pokémon world is somewhat utopian..."
Has Kevin ever read the Pokedéx entries? There are Pokémon like Gengar, Froslass, and Mimikyu who've outright killed humans. Drifloon kidnaps children, Banette is a haunted toy that seeks to find and kill the child who abandoned it, and Phantump is the spirit of a dead child lost in the woods. It seems like a fucking blessing the new Pokémon game lets these poor kids have teachers and other students around, rather than leaving them unsupervised to get killed and maimed by some pissed off Pokémon. I'd be giving these kids self-defense and survival classes if I were the headmaster of that school.

I haven't even scratched the surface! In the Pokémon world, organized crime is a rampant issue; every region seems to have its own mafia. Team Rocket kidnaps (and have even murdered) Pokémon, Team Aqua and Team Magma want to flood the region and cause mass drought respectively, and Team Galactic wants to reset the fucking universe itself. If the wild Pokémon haven't already gotten to your child and their soul, they're getting kicked to death in a dank alleyway by a group of Team Rocket thugs. I think with all the shit these poor kids have to put up with in the Pokémon world, a decent education is the least they deserve.

I could go on, but I'll spare the 'tism. I just thought that was funny. I think Kevin's a little too old for this shit.
Really he's just trying to project his idiotic idea of "utopian." It's quite common among left leaning autists who want the world to be more like all the sci-fi/fantasy they indulge in. (Harry potter, star trek, star wars, ect)

Personally, I don't think anyone is ever too old for a Pokemon game.. but I agree that Kevin is way too old to be complaining about mechanics that are beneficial to children in a game whose primary audience is children.
There are plenty of people who play pokemon who are well over the target age. What separates them from cows like kevin is they understand it's just a game and know when to put it down to make something of their real lives outside of it.

Meanwhile Kevin can barely manage to leave his room because real world scary and twansphobic.
scary? yes but that's just part of life. Most people learn that and learn to adapt to it. That being said Kevin is far from "most people" as anyone could ever hope to get.
 
Trigger by school in pokemon univers ?
So, genuine question, how the fuck does he expect the population to be literate and be able to divide and multiply if they don't go to school? While you don't need higher education to be a functioning human and you might even be able to say that some jobs don't even require high school, you do need to know the basics of reading and math to like... keep society from being held back under it's own retardation (more than it already is, for you smartasses out there).

I don't know if he wants a hippie school where the kids do nothing unless they ask to learn or if he wants home schooling, or something else entirely. I'm sure he could have had a much better time in an alternate school or one that catered to his needs as a student more, but he's acting as if school gave him jack shit. And maybe he's right: he clearly knows nothing about government, economics, biology, science in general... but after a certain point it might be a "you" thing.

He still acts like if we had a system like this we'll have enough adults would still become resourceful, productive tendie providers to both kids and adults who didn't choose to grow up (see his ABDL fetish). I know he said he wants society to become mechanized to the point no one is forced to work and all our needs are tended to but we have to plan before we become dumb fucks who can't take care of ourselves (and become easily domesticated sheep).

Greasy Forehead Update
I've seen 60 year old bald men with better foreheads than him. Sorry dude.

along with rising trends of anti-intellectualism.
*this year's numbers are an outlier, as Kevin Gibes is such an anti-intellectuale and massively huge he counts for multiple people.

Those little class segments would be great for kids to help them get a little bit of help with math, reading comprehension, and other things that may have suffered during pandemic lockdowns, or at least get them excited enough about learning it to ask for help from their school
There's a feeling of community and care that isn't really in the earlier games.
As an adult, I can say I don't think I'd like it because of handholding and guidance. As someone understanding the demographic, I can say I really do appreciate all of this. It's another thing to give the game a unique identity from the others without sacrificing the important aspects of collecting and battling.

Kevin talks about his breeding kink and wanting so much to be pregnant but lol he'd leave the child in a hot car if he had one in his care for more than 2 hours.

Kevin once again is angry and confused when the world doesn't conform to his simplistic and ignorant black and white beliefs.
The fried labrat brain squeaks again with confusion, while the one in his room shits on more toys.

Okay, so these ROUS... What are the chances that theyre going to at least chew on his Transformers? I've had rodents in my storage unit before and they ate a book, but what about something Kevin would actually care about?
No idea if they would go for it in particular, as rats like to gnaw in general (because rodent teeth and such), but I would not be surprised if his softer Magic the Gathering card collection or his comic shelf wasn't on the firing line. He needs to work fast on getting those things he likes safe.

- I missed it, did he e-beg for his copy of Pokemon?
Not that I know of. Maybe it's from leftover internet gibs or perhaps a tugboat.

"The Pokémon world is somewhat utopian..."
Has Kevin ever read the Pokedéx entries?
Kevin's utopia is that he gets to do whatever he wants while running around with cute animals, the most powerful kid on the block with his badass (and sexy 🤢 ) team of loyal twitter followers pets who obey his orders and love him no matter what. The game never says anything about healthcare, government, and tends to have things like resource struggles and climate change as background or digestible content for kids.

So he's very self centered and doesn't think much is what I'm saying.

Meanwhile Kevin can barely manage to leave his room because real world scary and twansphobic.
Maybe he'd love class if every classroom had a different pride flag where each kweer identity was taught. Or he'd have a panic attack at trying to figure out his feelings about it.
 
"The Pokémon world is somewhat utopian..."
Has Kevin ever read the Pokedéx entries? There are Pokémon like Gengar, Froslass, and Mimikyu who've outright killed humans. Drifloon kidnaps children, Banette is a haunted toy that seeks to find and kill the child who abandoned it, and Phantump is the spirit of a dead child lost in the woods. It seems like a fucking blessing the new Pokémon game lets these poor kids have teachers and other students around, rather than leaving them unsupervised to get killed and maimed by some pissed off Pokémon. I'd be giving these kids self-defense and survival classes if I were the headmaster of that school.

I haven't even scratched the surface! In the Pokémon world, organized crime is a rampant issue; every region seems to have its own mafia. Team Rocket kidnaps (and have even murdered) Pokémon, Team Aqua and Team Magma want to flood the region and cause mass drought respectively, and Team Galactic wants to reset the fucking universe itself. If the wild Pokémon haven't already gotten to your child and their soul, they're getting kicked to death in a dank alleyway by a group of Team Rocket thugs. I think with all the shit these poor kids have to put up with in the Pokémon world, a decent education is the least they deserve.

I could go on, but I'll spare the 'tism. I just thought that was funny. I think Kevin's a little too old for this shit.

If anything, this is the first Pokémon game that should make KevKev feel better about himself.

The adults care about and for the children in this new game, instead of immediately sending 10-year-olds off into a land of dangerous creatures where the protagonist is expected to become the national champion of the only of sport that exists. And all of that while battling an evil organization made up entirely of adults all on their own (with no adults helping in said fight bc in the pokemon world war is left up to the 10 year olds too).

Meanwhile Kevin can barely manage to leave his room because real world scary and twansphobic.

Really he's just trying to project his idiotic idea of "utopian." It's quite common among left leaning autists who want the world to be more like all the sci-fi/fantasy they indulge in. (Harry potter, star trek, star wars, ect)
I think it's endlessly fascinating how these people who want the real world to conform to their interpretation of some media franchise constantly display the least understanding of the things they are purportedly obsessed with. Kevin literally confused "being for children" with "somewhat utopian" which I would argue actually says a lot about his worldview which these 2287 pages would be supporting evidence to.

Wait, did I say endlessly fascinating again? I meant hilariously stupid.

The fried labrat brain squeaks again with confusion, while the one in his room shits on more toys.
I think a competition between Kevin and a wild Colorado rat in attempting simple lab reasoning tests would be entertaining. The real problem is the ethics of putting Kevin in a maze where failure to escape could harm him.
 
I think a competition between Kevin and a wild Colorado rat in attempting simple lab reasoning tests would be entertaining. The real problem is the ethics of putting Kevin in a maze where failure to escape could harm him.
I had to come back to this as it set me to thinking of how funny it would be to see an animation or even a picture of this. As I have a dearth of artistic talent (check out my art for xmass22 I put up) I'll just chuckle at the thought.
 
I had to come back to this as it set me to thinking of how funny it would be to see an animation or even a picture of this. As I have a dearth of artistic talent (check out my art for xmass22 I put up) I'll just chuckle at the thought.
It'd be like this (where the pigeon's side was actually slowed down so the length matched):
 
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