Pokémon (Not-So) Griefing Thread - Scarlet and Violet Released with 10 Million Copies in First 3 Days in Buggy States

So, the game loves to force local wireless on (That Y button in the corner for a lot of screenshots? That's that.) Turns out if you have the console in airplane mode and dock it with a wired internet USB, the game freaks out and stutters every 6 seconds until you disable airplane mode.

Then it forces itself into local, and disables that USB adapter of yours.
 
So, the game loves to force local wireless on (That Y button in the corner for a lot of screenshots? That's that.) Turns out if you have the console in airplane mode and dock it with a wired internet USB, the game freaks out and stutters every 6 seconds until you disable airplane mode.

Then it forces itself into local, and disables that USB adapter of yours.
So that is the anti piracy measure, pretty cleaver not gonna lie
 
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I think the game looks pretty damn rough and I'm not planning on buying it, but I think you guys are getting a little hyperbolic with how bad this is going to be.

At worst it's another mediocre Pokemon game that is now burdened with negative hype and being overpriced. Hopefully this winds up being meaningful in the long run, but implying that Pokemon is now a dead franchise because of a bunch of mediocre games and one stinker is a bit much.

Just remember that there are like probably 5 good Sonic games tops and his brand is still chugging along like a zombified trucker. Killing a brand takes a lot, especially one as universal as Pokemon.
 
So that is the anti piracy measure, pretty cleaver not gonna lie

Not really anti-piracy. It just wants me to announce the pokemons I caught to the other people playing SwSh around me like grandma shares her memes on FB. Shit even has a block button if you're getting spammed.

Can't disable it though, lol.

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EDIT: Before you ask, yes, stuff you catch will be broadcast around you, and will display as a small popup during gameplay. They do pile up.

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Catching multiple in a row? TELL EVERYONE. And I'm alone, I can't imagine what it looks like with people around.
 
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Jesus Christ is that really the best they could do for the final version? Originally I was just going to skip this gen and move on with my life after the bad first impressions I got from the trailers.

But this makes me actually feel bad for the kids who are just getting into the series with Sword and Shield. This is going to be their first Pokemon game ever. I need a fucking drink now.
 
Sword and Shield has done more damage to Pokemon than Sticker Star did to Paper Mario.
Sticker star wasn't really that bad. As someone that played that game start to finish, the game was pretty average. Yeah, it was a major downgrade gameplay wise and the story really wasn't all that, but I feel people were overreacting a bit when it came to that game. Both it and color splash (at least with paper Mario it's more weaker entries weren't clearly lacking in terms of quality and wasn't plagued with a shit ton of negative hype).
 
Xenoblade 2 remains the Undefeated Best Switch RPG Exclusive

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They should just be offloading all their work to Monolithsoft now.

Sword and Shield has done more damage to Pokemon than Sticker Star did to Paper Mario.
Xenoblade 2/torna is my second favorite game on switch, but I wouldn’t use them as an example of technical competence on the switch. The games ran at 360p in handheld half the time.
 
Quick question from someone who wants to check out Gen 7 and hasn't played anything since gen 4: Should I get Sun or Ultra Sun? The wiki said it's an alternate storyline so I don't know if it's more of a sequel or an upgrade or expansion or what.

I think the game looks pretty damn rough and I'm not planning on buying it, but I think you guys are getting a little hyperbolic with how bad this is going to be.

At worst it's another mediocre Pokemon game that is now burdened with negative hype and being overpriced. Hopefully this winds up being meaningful in the long run, but implying that Pokemon is now a dead franchise because of a bunch of mediocre games and one stinker is a bit much.

Just remember that there are like probably 5 good Sonic games tops and his brand is still chugging along like a zombified trucker. Killing a brand takes a lot, especially one as universal as Pokemon.

Yup, Final Fantasy XIII was so bad that if you snapped the disc in half and accidentally cut yourself, you'd contract AIDS, and that series is somehow still chugging along.

Still though, it's pretty disappointing that after over 20 years, there's finally a mainline Pokemon game on a home console, and it's bad. Oh well, maybe the third game or the sequel or whatever they do this gen will fix some shit, but who knows.
 
Quick question from someone who wants to check out Gen 7 and hasn't played anything since gen 4: Should I get Sun or Ultra Sun? The wiki said it's an alternate storyline so I don't know if it's more of a sequel or an upgrade or expansion or what.



Yup, Final Fantasy XIII was so bad that if you snapped the disc in half and accidentally cut yourself, you'd contract AIDS, and that series is somehow still chugging along.

Still though, it's pretty disappointing that after over 20 years, there's finally a mainline Pokemon game on a home console, and it's bad. Oh well, maybe the third game or the sequel or whatever they do this gen will fix some shit, but who knows.

Get Ultra, its not like B2/W2. Its more like they released two Crystal/Emerald versions (with a bit more extra).
 
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Quick question from someone who wants to check out Gen 7 and hasn't played anything since gen 4: Should I get Sun or Ultra Sun? The wiki said it's an alternate storyline so I don't know if it's more of a sequel or an upgrade or expansion or what.



Yup, Final Fantasy XIII was so bad that if you snapped the disc in half and accidentally cut yourself, you'd contract AIDS, and that series is somehow still chugging along.

Still though, it's pretty disappointing that after over 20 years, there's finally a mainline Pokemon game on a home console, and it's bad. Oh well, maybe the third game or the sequel or whatever they do this gen will fix some shit, but who knows.
Ultra sun fucks up the story, but everything else is better. That’s the trade off, you can decide what’s more valuable.

Also the first island is a slog, after that it gets good.
 
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Quick question from someone who wants to check out Gen 7 and hasn't played anything since gen 4: Should I get Sun or Ultra Sun? The wiki said it's an alternate storyline so I don't know if it's more of a sequel or an upgrade or expansion or what.
Basically the only thing you're missing out on is the story (which is butchered from the first game). Otherwise you get access to tutor moves on each island, there's a Mantine surfing minigame to earn points for said tutors, plus a lot of general little side improvements like sidequests and QoL features. Several location-based evolution mons can evolve a lot earlier than in SM for example.
 
I think the game looks pretty damn rough and I'm not planning on buying it, but I think you guys are getting a little hyperbolic with how bad this is going to be.

At worst it's another mediocre Pokemon game that is now burdened with negative hype and being overpriced. Hopefully this winds up being meaningful in the long run, but implying that Pokemon is now a dead franchise because of a bunch of mediocre games and one stinker is a bit much.

Just remember that there are like probably 5 good Sonic games tops and his brand is still chugging along like a zombified trucker. Killing a brand takes a lot, especially one as universal as Pokemon.
As I said earlier it is not like 06 it is more like forces if anything, based heavily on an previous game but lacking alot of refinements, features and overall content. so the resulting game feels like a step back from the previous ones, and more hollow and without an identity of it's own. It's a jack of all trades and master of none.
 
Cyrus> Ghetsis>Guzma>giovanni>maxie=archie>lusamine>lysandre>whatever that tip shit rocket guy from gen 2 is called.
Yes if only because Cyrus was a big enough autist to convince a bunch of idiots to rebirth the world only for him to be the only living being there besides giratina and somehow it all work
also I am pretty sure Rose is at the bottom of it all due to how retarded his plan is
 
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Well at least we can agree on the villian team leader ratings

Cyrus> Ghetsis>Guzma>giovanni>maxie=archie>lusamine>lysandre>whatever that tip shit rocket guy from gen 2 is called.
Maxie and Archie are straight retarded, the only positive is that they help you once they realize how stupid their plans are. Lusamine is at least an interesting commentary on abusive parents and a cool foil to guzma. Lysander is apparently better in the anime too, but I haven’t actually watched it.
Archie/Maxie do have the best theme music though.
 
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