tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post312520719623156857..comments2024-03-21T19:59:49.407-04:00Comments on KoopaTV: Pokémon Sword/Shield June Direct: Galar Legends, Dynamax, the Wild AreaLudwig Von Koopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-4251605323956328752019-06-08T15:39:59.839-04:002019-06-08T15:39:59.839-04:00Guess I'll have to wait for E3 to end to get b...Guess I'll have to wait for E3 to end to get back and put much more progress into it.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-53963963197009661842019-06-08T14:28:05.246-04:002019-06-08T14:28:05.246-04:00Yeah, that's probably better than me rambling ...Yeah, that's probably better than me rambling about world maps. XDSamantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-75706136704013003842019-06-07T21:58:03.194-04:002019-06-07T21:58:03.194-04:00Well I dunno wot you mean, but maybe I should keep...Well I dunno wot you mean, but maybe I should keep playing FFIX?Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-56663351493900546292019-06-07T21:19:11.377-04:002019-06-07T21:19:11.377-04:00I didn't mean fast travel. (Besides, you can d...I didn't mean fast travel. (Besides, you can do that in the entire series anyway.)Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-21260512952516197382019-06-07T19:46:21.541-04:002019-06-07T19:46:21.541-04:00Well with flying taxis you'll be able to fast-...Well with flying taxis you'll be able to fast-travel in Sword and Shield...!Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-28968055906856069752019-06-07T18:20:15.980-04:002019-06-07T18:20:15.980-04:00I've played FFIX. I still see that sort of wor...I've played FFIX. I still see that sort of world map as being completely different from the sort of thing Sword/Shield is doing, although this might also be partly because with a world map, you eventually can travel from any point to any point, over the world map.<br /><br />Also I just really, really like world maps and am sad that they've largely gone away.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-70765928373608581112019-06-07T12:30:56.983-04:002019-06-07T12:30:56.983-04:00Well, I wouldn't know about the Ultra games, b...Well, I wouldn't know about the Ultra games, but I didn't know they were downgrading the experience.<br /><br />Alright, so in FFIX, in towns and cities and dungeons, you're in a very static screen going from place to place at the edges of the screen. Sometimes there's random encounters.<br /><br />Those locations are separated by an overworld that also has random encounters, but full camera control. The main goal of the overworld is still to get you from Point A to Point B, and a lot of the time (at least so far, though I just got the boat), there's no actual point in going off the story path because there's nothing to see or do. It's just an empty, grandiose way to get from A to B.<br /><br />That's analogous to how I think Sword and Shield are set up.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-68388846835090458842019-06-07T11:40:28.669-04:002019-06-07T11:40:28.669-04:00I heard Rotom was even more annoying in the Ultra ...I heard Rotom was even more annoying in the Ultra games.<br /><br />1:22 and 1:26 look like normal paths like every Pokemon game has always had to me. I might be confused over what you meant with your FFIX comparison.<br /><br />The last couple of generations felt much more linear than previous ones to me, like I was at Point A and had to go to Point B with only a tiny amount of exploration possible along the way. Final Fantasy IX is what I consider to be a semi-linear game, one where you have a clear Point B you're heading to, but have other options along the way that you can check out first.Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-62618647923848753552019-06-06T21:41:06.437-04:002019-06-06T21:41:06.437-04:00My issue with Rotom was never being annoying, it&#...My issue with Rotom was never being annoying, it's that it failed to meet its potential.<br /><br />Regarding your OBJECTION! What do you call areas like 1:22 in the February Direct? Or 1:26? It's not The Wild Area but it's not a city or a town.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOPVBm0sA7Q<br /><br />I don't view the Wild Area as it being more non-linear. <i>Final Fantasy IX</i> is linear but it has a world map that's distinct from the defined area maps. The Wild Area could just be a fancy way to say "We made a bunch of open space between areas you can walk around in that has a different control style than normal." Could be that you need to traverse that open space all the same way as previous games. Just now it'll take more time.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-649280106175845132019-06-06T18:47:33.136-04:002019-06-06T18:47:33.136-04:00I'm excited and looking forward to it! I just ...I'm excited and looking forward to it! I just hope Rotom won't be as annoying as in Sun/Moon. The Wild Area also looks like it should mean the game won't feel quite as linear.<br /><br />(I'd object to you comparing it to an overworld/world map like in FFIX, though. Seems more like the sort of connected areas we get now that big developers have decided world maps are "outdated.")Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-91362059011398592202019-06-06T18:22:41.350-04:002019-06-06T18:22:41.350-04:00I STAND BY THAT REMARK.I STAND BY THAT REMARK.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-71775218284244402752019-06-06T08:55:51.717-04:002019-06-06T08:55:51.717-04:00"Wooloo (a fluffy better-than-Mareep sheep) Y..."Wooloo (a fluffy <i><b>better-than-Mareep</b></i> sheep) Y̮̣͉͜o̻̺̫͚̺̳̺͕͕͢Ự̱̠̮̳̹̺̯͜ ̡̧̛̣̪̣̹͙̩͍t̟̘͔̟͙́͡Á̴̶̟̬̫͇͚̺͇͖̦K̵̞̠̺ͅe̗̞̪̰͝ͅ ̱͍̱̜̩̫̀ͅṭ͚͡h̨͈̭͉̼͇̥͙ạ̴̵̝̫̲͓͙T̢̖̪̥͚̰͘ ̵̲̰̘͖͉͈̙͉́ͅB̫͈A͙̹C̷̼͙̟͇̜̪̼̰͘Ḱ͎͉̬̪̟̲͖!̸̞̲ ̝̲͈̗̪̼̕͢Ạ̡̗̩̤Ṃ̺̟̞̜̖̼͝P҉̭̥̺̯͡H̡̖̳̘̜̀Á̹̠̕͜R̬̝͎̣̤͈͉̪͘͢O̴̮͝S̨̻̮̹͖͇ ͏̛͖̭̺͔͝I̛̫͇̟̻͕̖̞͡ͅS̷̷̢͕͕ ̠͇̳͔͔͍̪͟B̨̢̲͇E̫̫̫̼̺͘Ş̙̯̰͙̦̀T̜ ҉̧̻̦̗Ṕ̶̻͈̭̯̗̙Ơ̷̯͇̱K̭̥͚̯͇̯̙̠̣̕͞͝E̡̫̤-̤̜̖͉̣̫̖͈͢B͏̹̭O̼̠͞I̷̧̳!͜҉̝̭̩̥̝͈̣̗͍Lheticus Viderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18252286308352529321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-21438195893995606232019-06-05T23:13:07.032-04:002019-06-05T23:13:07.032-04:00I haven't thought of Iggy Koopa at all today!
...I haven't thought of Iggy Koopa at all today!<br /><br />The implication is that a Pokémon has to be born in Galar to be Dynamaxed, instead of being an immigrant. So who knows if that's actually true... Or maybe Girafarig can indeed be found natively.<br /><br />Sand Force is a Hidden Ability of Hippopotas, and those aren't supposed to just casually occur in the wild.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-77028992114046572212019-06-05T23:05:23.571-04:002019-06-05T23:05:23.571-04:00When I read or hear "Hop" as a name I th...When I read or hear "Hop" as a name I think of Iggy's cartoon counterpart first.<br /><br />Imagine a Girafarig under the influence of Dynamax. Would finally be the same size of a real giraffe.<br /><br />Hippopotas could have Sand Force instead which explains the lack of sandstorm.ShinyGirafarighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785034081374840420noreply@blogger.com