Subject: My wife's been playing it...
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Posted on: 2016-07-07 21:11:00 UTC
..pretty much since it came out. I, on the other hand, can't, because I have an old phone that can't run it. :-(
(New Zealand got it first because we're cooler than America)
https://mynintendonews.com/2016/06/30/new-pokemon-confirmed-for-pokemon-sun-moon/
^ AAAAAAAAAA 8D
Looks like we now have the evolved forms of Grubbin, a bunch of cool new designs and type combinations, and most importantly, the region's Pikachu expy! I hope... ^^;
Apparently? Well, I'll just grab my Android phone and--
Wait, what's that? My phone runs on Nokia's OS and isn't smart enough for GPS, let alone a game like this?
Well... huh. Maybe I can steal Kaitlyn's?
So, some details exist:
From the official site:
-It's free-to-play, with in-app purchases. You can spend money to buy more Pokeballs, for instance.
-The 'Pokemon in the real world view' thing seems to just be a camera overlay; it doesn't look like it's part of actual gameplay. Call this my sad face: :(
-You can find eggs at map locations, which hatch by walking a lot.
-If you collect enough of a given Pokemon, you get to evolve one of them. So that's kind of nice.
-Yes, there are proper battles!
Using the Pokémon you’ve caught, engage in battle with the defending Pokémon at the Gym. Battles are challenging and fun. Use your Pokémon’s two attacks to battle the defending Pokémon. You can also dodge the defending Pokémon’s attacks by swiping left and right.
So it's only at Gyms, but at least it exists! I'm guessing the reason you only get two moves is so that the AI stands a chance; they have to make stocking a Gym actually serve a purpose, right?
-According to Serebii.net, you get a starter when you first, uh, start. I'm not sure why, except that starter Pokemon are traditional.
hS
Everyone else has a head start.
This is just like what happened last year!
..pretty much since it came out. I, on the other hand, can't, because I have an old phone that can't run it. :-(
(New Zealand got it first because we're cooler than America)
So... not exactly 'free-to-play', then; you either need to be in range of your wifi, or pay for data (probably on a plan).
Can confirm that the 'Pokemon in the real world' aspect is literally an overlay, not any sort of dynamic... anything. Shame, but makes sense.
So has anyone played it yet? What's it really like? You guys are much more interesting sources of information than Random J. Internet-Forum.
hS
I've figured out that if you angle your camera before tapping the Pokémon to capture it, you can sort of manipulate where exactly it will appear. So after getting Rattats floating in front of my window several times in a row, I decided to see if I could make it pop up next to my Pokémon plushies. I think I died a little inside from squeeing so hard. And then I had way too much fun with carefully positioning finding the others, like the Pidgeot flying around the living room or the Nidoran hiding under the sofa.
My opinion: If you go into this expecting an augmented reality version of the handheld Pokémon games, you'll be disappointed. The game reminds me more of a Pokémon-flavored Ingress, except since Pokémon can appear anywhere you can still level up and aren't penalized as heavily for living in a place with few portals Poké Stops. I'm still keeping an eye out for a Gym, since I haven't run into one of those yet.
I think it's fun, but I can see why others might be disappointed. YMMV.
Can you actually find Missingno?
Is it viable to only play it where wifi exists? Over here, that means our house, maybe a couple of shops, and the occasional train.
hS
I mean, I've wandered around my neighborhood catching Pokémon and using my data, but I've also caught a decent number of Pokémon just sitting on my bed and listening for an alert while working. I think it's more fun to go out there and find them yourself, though, because you could be waiting a long time for 'mons to spawn close enough to your house to catch.
I agree that it sounds much more fun.
Also apparently it's not out in the UK yet. Of course I'm not stealing my wife's phone what do you take me for
hS
And there was this picture posted on the chat. Judge by yourself.
I was trying to make it work as a typo for 'accross', and wondering if it meant something like "they've already crossed over into playing the game". Or it could've been a rank in the game or something - given that there's an "Acro Bike", it would make a certain sense...
hS
You should enjoy it.
Speaking of games, did you try yur hand at the 'news' AoE II expansions or the AoM add-on?
I haven't tried those out yet, I'm afraid; I've got them permanently bookmarked on Steam, but haven't gotten round to buying them yet. I prefer to only buy games when I'm fed up with the ones I've got, and between Minecraft and Lego Jurassic World, I haven't reached that stage yet.
hS
I stumbled across a review for the beta of Pokemon Go.
Disappointingly(?), it looks like you don't fight wild Pokemon - just chuck Pokeballs at them until they submit. There's three videos dotted through the review, and the third one might even be implying that you don't fight Gym Pokemon either - that it's just done by the computer. Not sure on that, though.
However: you can catch Pokemon with the camera on and it's like they're right there in front of you. No more need be said.
hS
Though I suppose throwing blunt objects at a Pokémon until it bends to your will is a method of training... just not one that will actually ever work. =]
"Aha! A super-rare Pokemon! Now I can... grar! But do I throw a rock and probably watch it run away, throw food and make it impossible to catch (and probably still watch it run away), or just start throwing balls and- never mind, it ran away."
It's not quite as bad as catching Abras, but...
hS
Bring a 'mon with Shadow Tag or Arena Trap. They're abilities that mean your opponent can't run away! Which is useful.
You don't send Pokémon out in Safari Zones, so no abilities. It's all down to luck.
...I like them, though...
Hopefully it evolves. =]
I want a Vikivolt NOW.
You do NOT UNDERSTAND.
I WANT HIM.
I WANT HIM IMMEDIATELY.
AND WHEN I HAVE ONE I SHALL CALL HIM... "NORMAN".
I think the proper spelling is Vikavolt. With an A. XD
Let's try that again:
Hmmm.... Sounds like there needs to be a new addition to the Pikachu Ripoff Conga Line.
(The picture is not mine, but your mention of another Pikachu expy reminded me of it.)