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Hey man. Got those scenes of the Sonic gang at McDonald's done, with Dr. Robotnik also staring angrily at them through the window. By the way, reason that Bunnie Rabbot is wearing a wedding ring is because you'll remember later on in the comics she married Antoine, and that is when this is set. Wedding ring didn't actually come with JC Thornton's model of her; it was made by a user called Frosty Doctor. She also made a gold engagement ring with a diamond on it and a ring case with the engagement ring in it, which are both great for proposal scenes; really appreciate all three models. Anyway, enjoy.
Needed something to be sarcastic about today-for once LOL. You know, in my opinion, since the networks ABC and NBC (and their shows) all still have high numbers of viewers, I seriously think CBS is by far the WORST American national cable TV network; literally almost nobody watches it anymore. I heard CBS's least-watched (and probably I assume most hated) programs are its news programs; must be because they're BORING viewers to death.
It really really hurts being in this dysfunctional family, my body can't take it anymore.
So uh... I have the flu type B. Specifically the kind that makes you really dizzy when doing things. I won't be as active for the next few days thanks to it.
A little while back I was able to finish all two Robopon games, mediocre Pokemon clones, these games aren't underrated, they're rightfully ignored. Quick review.
Robopon 1 on GBC is just... such a miserable tedious experience. Every battle feels like it takes a millennium, EVEN WITH FAST-FORWARD ON AN EMULATOR! The absurdly high encounter rate of the dungeons doesn't help matters... Imagine, if you will, Pokemon battles where you need to buy and equip items to give your critters moves and instead of having a single PP amount for each move a single monster has, all its moves share one. Now, I saw some potential in that but the whole deal is too obtuse and tedious for its own good. Also if your Robopon faints? You can't use it again until you Game Over.
Does the story save it? It's my favorite part of it by far but... hell no.
Now, what separates this game from Pokemon is its irreverence, it knows you don't care, it even hates itself too. Instead of going to gyms to prove your Pokemon trainer skills and becoming the best there ever was, you have to battle Robopon Elites from the bottom of the ranks until you reach the top. Does that sound familiar? The difference is you don't who the elites are and where they are, you have to find them and make them drag their bums to the singular arena in the game so you can duke them. There aren't any routes, you use a world map to move from town to town to find the peeps.
This changes the story structure a lot and generally for the worse, every beat feels super contrived, and the game literally doesn't give a damn, it's so hilariously flagrant and I can't help but respect that a bit lol. Like, you'll defeat the big boss and then he'll just go "Man, gee wilkers, you got me, Elite8. Welp, that's it. Sure hope you don't VISIT BLUEBERRY LANE AND THEN ENTER THE CAVE OF THE MUFFIN MAN AND MURDER THE MUFFIN MAN AND BECOME ELITE 7. ". The writers made up everything as they went along so it's a bit unpredictable, the twists and turns can be mildly amusing, it's like playing a cynical comedy kids' anime from the 2000s, it's not SUPER funny though, a lot of jokes get played out for too long. After your ten millionth tedious maze story segment the novelty wears off.
The worldbuilding doesn't make any sort of sense. There are robots hanging out in the depths of the ocean, caves, forests, for no reason at all. It doesn't care. Whatever. Capture and fight with'em. Marginally more humane than Pokemon? Meh... The characters are flat, which would BE fine if they were at all entertaining, they aren't.
The art is... just edited Pokemon sprites for the overworld elements, I was dumbfounded by it when I played the game for the first time. Like, wow, is this even legal? Lmao?? The battle art is pretty cute tho, most of the designs are mediocre, many of them are too humanoid, some like Sunny are adorbs.
Robopon 2 was a LARGE improvement but ended up being alright at most for me, still, I think it deserves a more thorough breakdown.
On that note I'd like to briefly shout out a more promising GBC Pokemon inspired title.
Telefang, it's like if GSC and Link's Awakening had a baby, it's so forward thinking for a game of its time and has had such a good and quick pace so far.
It's the best looking, sounding, and running GBC game I've ever played, it'll shock you. Check out this site for more info, now this is what I would call underrated.
Robopon 1 on GBC is just... such a miserable tedious experience. Every battle feels like it takes a millennium, EVEN WITH FAST-FORWARD ON AN EMULATOR! The absurdly high encounter rate of the dungeons doesn't help matters... Imagine, if you will, Pokemon battles where you need to buy and equip items to give your critters moves and instead of having a single PP amount for each move a single monster has, all its moves share one. Now, I saw some potential in that but the whole deal is too obtuse and tedious for its own good. Also if your Robopon faints? You can't use it again until you Game Over.
Does the story save it? It's my favorite part of it by far but... hell no.
Now, what separates this game from Pokemon is its irreverence, it knows you don't care, it even hates itself too. Instead of going to gyms to prove your Pokemon trainer skills and becoming the best there ever was, you have to battle Robopon Elites from the bottom of the ranks until you reach the top. Does that sound familiar? The difference is you don't who the elites are and where they are, you have to find them and make them drag their bums to the singular arena in the game so you can duke them. There aren't any routes, you use a world map to move from town to town to find the peeps.
This changes the story structure a lot and generally for the worse, every beat feels super contrived, and the game literally doesn't give a damn, it's so hilariously flagrant and I can't help but respect that a bit lol. Like, you'll defeat the big boss and then he'll just go "Man, gee wilkers, you got me, Elite8. Welp, that's it. Sure hope you don't VISIT BLUEBERRY LANE AND THEN ENTER THE CAVE OF THE MUFFIN MAN AND MURDER THE MUFFIN MAN AND BECOME ELITE 7. ". The writers made up everything as they went along so it's a bit unpredictable, the twists and turns can be mildly amusing, it's like playing a cynical comedy kids' anime from the 2000s, it's not SUPER funny though, a lot of jokes get played out for too long. After your ten millionth tedious maze story segment the novelty wears off.
The worldbuilding doesn't make any sort of sense. There are robots hanging out in the depths of the ocean, caves, forests, for no reason at all. It doesn't care. Whatever. Capture and fight with'em. Marginally more humane than Pokemon? Meh... The characters are flat, which would BE fine if they were at all entertaining, they aren't.
The art is... just edited Pokemon sprites for the overworld elements, I was dumbfounded by it when I played the game for the first time. Like, wow, is this even legal? Lmao?? The battle art is pretty cute tho, most of the designs are mediocre, many of them are too humanoid, some like Sunny are adorbs.
Robopon 2 was a LARGE improvement but ended up being alright at most for me, still, I think it deserves a more thorough breakdown.
On that note I'd like to briefly shout out a more promising GBC Pokemon inspired title.
Telefang, it's like if GSC and Link's Awakening had a baby, it's so forward thinking for a game of its time and has had such a good and quick pace so far.
It's the best looking, sounding, and running GBC game I've ever played, it'll shock you. Check out this site for more info, now this is what I would call underrated.
Besides the ones already confirmed, what GameCube games do you want to come to Switch 2 NSO?
Update: saw the movie! It was surprisingly good, 8.5/10. Picked up a piece of merchandise, also.
Flint and steel!
Flint and steel!
Life is like a fairy tale, we all have to turn the page eventually
https://cytu.be/r/PinkysPlayhouse
https://cytu.be/r/PinkysPlayhouse
i wonder if the people expecting a 3ds-like fumble with the switch 2 (tariff bullshit notwithstanding here) remember that the reason WHY the 3ds stumbled at first was because there was FUCK and ALL to play on it from both nintendo and third-parties.
the first 'must get' game from nintendo that was something that would appeal to more than just the serious nintendo fans was mario kart 7 in DECEMBER 2011 and the 3ds launched in february/march 2011
the first 'must get' game from nintendo that was something that would appeal to more than just the serious nintendo fans was mario kart 7 in DECEMBER 2011 and the 3ds launched in february/march 2011
Considering streaming doing sprite making to maybe drum up interest in my indie action-platformer's development... and maybe help pay the bills.
Still a better plan than the Alex95 "commit fraud against supposed friends" financial plan, but I've been without a job for nearly two years. And that's being generous by counting an internship.
Still a better plan than the Alex95 "commit fraud against supposed friends" financial plan, but I've been without a job for nearly two years. And that's being generous by counting an internship.