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I didn't really join in on the barewl hate, but that evolution is awful.
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seriously, the uranium designs are, for the most part, either outright awful or so weirdly uninspired that they loop around to being awful. it really doesn't get better, and the 'alright' designs are the exceptions.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:22
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Patrick Spens posted:I didn't really join in on the barewl hate, but that evolution is awful. what's really weird is that the hair spike, armor and color scheme is pretty good at showing they're related but the whole package is utterly nonsensical, it's kind of impressive how you can design something clearly from another thing and yet have them look completely alien to each other
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Mar 2, 2017 20:25
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It's nice that the stat screen outlines IVs and EVs all in one place. Is that a uranium thing or just the pokemon essentials package? still nice.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:26
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Brain fish looks like an aquatic version of the Locker from the first 2 Resident Evil movies.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:29
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mandatory lesbian posted:what's really weird is that the hair spike, armor and color scheme is pretty good at showing they're related but the whole package is utterly nonsensical, it's kind of impressive how you can design something clearly from another thing and yet have them look completely alien to each other it's like someone misunderstood why the evolutionary lines that have a puny little thing turn into some cool-looking final form are so popular in the actual games. the canon ones have a consistent look between them all and you can actually kind of immediately guess as to how they flow from each other the weird little turd with a hat that turns into a nebulous dog/horse/deer thing with a hat doesn't really share that, unfortunately
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Mar 2, 2017 20:33
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I... I think the brain fish is charmingly stupid and would use it if I played this game. I don't like any other Pokemon introduced in this update but brain fish is dopey enough for me to like it. The fact that it doesn't have eyes helps.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:34
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I like how the status screens clearly admit that Uranium is a game for Pokemon obsessives and basically nobody else. All those invisible numbers meant to ensure that every player's Pokemon wind up slightly different, even if they're the same level with the same moves, completely visible and in the open because it would otherwise be inconveniencing to competitive players. Also, paradoxically, the designs in this game are somehow better-drawn, and yet shittier than Baro's designs in Quartz. Like, with Baro, you could tell that some actual thought went into the designs, and if you completely overhauled the execution of some of them while retaining the basic idea, you might get a decent real Pokemon out of it. With the Uranium designs, I couldn't even imagine them making it far enough to be left on the cutting room floor, these are designs that one of the Game Freak concept artists would get halfway through drawing before shaking their head, crumpling it up, and tossing it in the trash.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:40
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Hey now I kinda like the electric hedgehog. ...electric hedgehog...wait no it's clearly meant to be something else. I'm sure of it.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:43
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is it gonna be a theme of blob pokemon evolving to something random
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Mar 2, 2017 20:44
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Maaaan Jerbolta seems like the most  Pikaclone. Like even discounting the (hopefully) unintentional parallels with a certain other fan-made "Pokemon" it's basically a Raichu-Sandslash, complete with Ground typing. That ability is also kinda disgusting, like halfway between Gale Wings pre-nerf and post-nerf, except applicable to all moves it can learn. And if those stats are anything to go by, it can probably back up its ability easily.Tired Moritz posted:is it gonna be a theme of blob pokemon evolving to something random How very Digimon.
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Mar 2, 2017 20:59
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Aww, you let the fire ant evolve. I had high hopes for it... eventually.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:09
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The electric/normal mon doesn't look bad to be fair. 
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Mar 2, 2017 21:11
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Brain fish looks like a combination of a Smilin' Sphere from Earthbound and one of the Martians from Mars Attacks!.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:13
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'Jerbolta' is a name I could see being hung on a real Pokemon, though. An electric jerboa! Does this game have multiple authors or something? In this update alone I saw a semicolon used properly (if gratuitously) and then, later, 'keep distance from...' The dialogue's grasp of English seems... variable.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:21
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Ephraim225 posted:Hey now I kinda like the electric hedgehog. It's a jerboa. Basically a kangaroo rat only not. It's a decently clever, if extremely obvious, choice of design influence for a pikaclone. Same goes for the name. That said, the fact that this has a clear, specific real world counterpart as its design inspiration at all already puts it a cut above most of the rest of the designs we've seen so far, and a step closer to Actual Pokemon Design Quality (tm). I've got no defense for the sonic aesthetic it's got going on though.
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Picayune posted:Does this game have multiple authors or something? In this update alone I saw a semicolon used properly (if gratuitously) and then, later, 'keep distance from...' The dialogue's grasp of English seems... variable.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:26
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Looking at that priority ability, does this game have an option for shift/set mode in battles? Also while I think they should've matched the highlights for natures with the actual games, I am still very annoyed with the games making red good instead of bad.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:41
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Dr. Dos posted:Also while I think they should've matched the highlights for natures with the actual games, I am still very annoyed with the games making red good instead of bad. It's a Japan thing. A red circle is a common symbol for correct and a blue cross is a common symbol for incorrect. The thing that bothers me is that the red they use in most games is impossible to differentiate from the regular 'black' text due to my colorblindness. I'd be fine with the choices otherwise.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:45
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I'm a fan of Mr. Totally not Roark's terrible mustache.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:51
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Cattail Prophet posted:It's a jerboa. Basically a kangaroo rat only not. It's a decently clever, if extremely obvious, choice of design influence for a pikaclone. Same goes for the name. That said, the fact that this has a clear, specific real world counterpart as its design inspiration at all already puts it a cut above most of the rest of the designs we've seen so far, and a step closer to Actual Pokemon Design Quality (tm). I've got no defense for the sonic aesthetic it's got going on though. yeah, the theming is actually kind of alright but it's unfortunately sort of boring and has nothing all that interesting going on for it. the brain fish is honestly kind of alright as well, but something about the finer details of the design always screamed 'fan-made pokemon' to me, probably because i don't think a canon pokemon would have some kind of actual exposed brain
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Mar 2, 2017 21:56
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Johnny Joestar posted:the brain fish is honestly kind of alright as well, but something about the finer details of the design always screamed 'fan-made pokemon' to me, probably because i don't think a canon pokemon would have some kind of actual exposed brain That has more to do with brains not being cute than it does with any issues of practicality or evolutionary suitability. See also: spoink.
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Mar 2, 2017 21:58
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Who names their kid "Davern"? Someone who knows he's going to grow up to live in caves and stuff, thus needing his name to rhyme with Cavern?
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Mar 2, 2017 22:00
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his name was dave but he really likes caves and the bad joke wasn't on the nose enough before
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:That has more to do with brains not being cute than it does with any issues of practicality or evolutionary suitability. See also: spoink. yeah, i feel like a canon pokemon would just have a large head more than anything. even the more 'morbid' pokemon out there are pretty sanitized.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:05
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:That has more to do with brains not being cute than it does with any issues of practicality or evolutionary suitability. See also: spoink. Johnny Joestar posted:yeah, i feel like a canon pokemon would just have a large head more than anything. even the more 'morbid' pokemon out there are pretty sanitized. it's kinda funny you mention that cause the animal (i think) it's based on (the oranda) just has a fleshy brainish looking blob on it's head rather then a literal brain, and it's known for being cute
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Mar 2, 2017 22:08
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mandatory lesbian posted:it's kinda funny you mention that cause the animal (i think) it's based on (the oranda) just has a fleshy brainish looking blob on it's head rather then a literal brain, and it's known for being cute The Oranda is the fish version of the Pug. That blobby tissue grows into their eyes and blinds them and has to be cut away otherwise they can't see to eat.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:12
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mandatory lesbian posted:it's kinda funny you mention that cause the animal (i think) it's based on (the oranda) just has a fleshy brainish looking blob on it's head rather then a literal brain, and it's known for being cute  in the back of my mind i'd known i'd seen something like that before but didn't know the name, and yeah, this actually works a lot better than going a literal route. i would personally make the brain colors match the body more and keep it eyeless, maybe add some weird markings. would look a lot more official, in my opinion
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Mar 2, 2017 22:12
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that's an ugly fish
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I kind of liked the star nosed mole with a drill attachment. Better than a lot of the other poo poo.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:16
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Jerbolta's ability looks pretty neat, seems like a more generalised version of Golisopod's First Impression move. Feels like it could be a serious wrecking ball with Volt Switch. And as terrifying as the brainfish is, it still feels like more thought was put into its design than a lot of the sprites in this game.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:20
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Johnny Joestar posted:
making the brain more the color of the flesh would help a lot for how jilting it is yeah Tired Moritz posted:that's an ugly fish oranda is a qt 
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Mar 2, 2017 22:25
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Disobedience is one of KMFDM's most underrated songs. That fish is ugly but in a cool way. That fish pokemon is ugly but in a hideous way.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:27
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PureRok posted:Who names their kid "Davern"? Someone who knows he's going to grow up to live in caves and stuff, thus needing his name to rhyme with Cavern? I didn't realize his name had an "R" in it, so I thought it was just Daven which, while still an odd name, isn't as silly as daveRn.
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Gravity Cant Apple posted:I kind of liked the star nosed mole with a drill attachment. Better than a lot of the other poo poo. Yeah the colour scheme was awful and the sprite was kind of bad but I liked the concept.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:37
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It's basically a diggle.
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Mar 2, 2017 22:38
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Dr. Dos posted:does this game have an option for shift/set mode in battles? Yes. I've had it on Set from the start.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:It's basically a diggle. I would play a pokemon game that had nothing but Cute Mascot Creatures from other franchises. Sadly, that's such a licensing nightmare that the only way you'd get it is in the most amateur of fan-hacks. Ephraim225 posted:...electric hedgehog...wait no it's clearly meant to be something else. I'm sure of it. Gotta go fast. Also, death of the author ensures that even if they didn't intend the correlation, they sure didn't try to deter from it. At least Togedemaru looks more like a real life hedgehog and less like a Mascot Creature hedgehog.
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Mar 2, 2017 23:35
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Aw yes, Ludicolo! Which can only mean one thing
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Well Blants' evolution answers how they came up with the naming scheme for the line and it's super lazy. I think someone guessed earlier that Smore was a combination of SMOke and fiRE and for Firoke they literally just swapped the syllables around.
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