Spork3245 Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 DLC Pokemon: gotta catch’em all (for a small additional fee) Quote
Spork3245 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, Pikachu said: I wonder if DLC will be “instead of” the normal re-releases? Quote
Ghost_MH Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 So this confirms they're bringing in some of the Pokemon that didn't make the first cut, right? Asking because I'm pretty sure we saw some Pokemon that weren't in Sword and Shield. EDIT: Nevermind. That was the case. That's what happens when you watch these things with no sound while at work. https://kotaku.com/pokemon-sword-and-shield-expansion-adds-over-200-existi-1840898163 Quote
Xbob42 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 The reliance on almost exclusively concept art is kind of startling. Did they just start work on it last week or something? A lot of the main game felt rushed, and this isn't making me confident about the DLC. Quote
Brick Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Xbob42 said: The reliance on almost exclusively concept art is kind of startling. Did they just start work on it last week or something? A lot of the main game felt rushed, and this isn't making me confident about the DLC. They have until June. It's not like this is coming next month. Quote
Xbob42 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 25 minutes ago, Brick said: They have until June. It's not like this is coming next month. Right, they have half a year, so why announce with a fucking concept art slideshow? It wasn't even a good slideshow. Quote
Brick Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: Right, they have half a year, so why announce with a fucking concept art slideshow? It wasn't even a good slideshow. This is Gamefreak we're talking about here. Their presentation skills are stuck in the '90s. Quote
Spork3245 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 30 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: so why announce with a fucking concept art slideshow? To annoy you. It worked. GG, Nintendo! Quote
GameDadGrant Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 Ooh, I'm pretty optimistic about these expansions. Assuming, of course, they are what they were really introduced as; the Sword/Shield equivalent to Yellow/Crystal/Emerald/Platinum/Black2/White2 etc. Though these areas seem smaller, so I'm not sure how that would truly equate...unless the content is really, really dense and compact. And updates are free and are released on a regular basis. And at least these are coming in at a *kinda* easy to digest price of only $30 ($20 would have been the sweet spot) but at least they aren't so bold to charge us $40 (or so out-of-their-minds to try to sell them at a full $60 a pop!). Adding in the remaining 200 or so PKMN that, let's face it, probably SHOULD HAVE BEEN in the base game to begin, with seems a little greasy. But with all the other added content, new areas, new forms of existing PKMN and some new story stuff...I'll admit I'd probably end up buying it anyway. So getting all the older gen PKMN "back" is just the cherry on top. (for me, anyway) Looks like the only thing I have to really wait for now is for Pokémon Home to release so I can get my teams out of jail...er, out of Pokémon Bank! ....and then subsequently into Sword/Shield. I don't care one little bit about Mystery Dungeon. Quote
Brick Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 I was thinking the third version, or sequel versions would be called either Armor or Crown. Nice to see I was sort of right. 1 Quote
Ghost_MH Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 4 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: Ooh, I'm pretty optimistic about these expansions. Assuming, of course, they are what they were really introduced as; the Sword/Shield equivalent to Yellow/Crystal/Emerald/Platinum/Black2/White2 etc. Though these areas seem smaller, so I'm not sure how that would truly equate...unless the content is really, really dense and compact. And updates are free and are released on a regular basis. And at least these are coming in at a *kinda* easy to digest price of only $30 ($20 would have been the sweet spot) but at least they aren't so bold to charge us $40 (or so out-of-their-minds to try to sell them at a full $60 a pop!). Adding in the remaining 200 or so PKMN that, let's face it, probably SHOULD HAVE BEEN in the base game to begin, with seems a little greasy. But with all the other added content, new areas, new forms of existing PKMN and some new story stuff...I'll admit I'd probably end up buying it anyway. So getting all the older gen PKMN "back" is just the cherry on top. (for me, anyway) Looks like the only thing I have to really wait for now is for Pokémon Home to release so I can get my teams out of jail...er, out of Pokémon Bank! ....and then subsequently into Sword/Shield. I don't care one little bit about Mystery Dungeon. Those 200 Pokemon are coming back to everyone. They'll be catchable in the expansion areas and anyone without them can just bring them in from Pokemon Home or via a trade. You're really paying $15 for each expansion that's just new areas to explore and an expanded story. 1 Quote
Xbob42 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 200 Pokemon? Guys, we're short nearly 500. There's less than half the total Pokemon available. There's 890 total and Sword/Shield has just 401. Quote
Ghost_MH Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Xbob42 said: 200 Pokemon? Guys, we're short nearly 500. There's less than half the total Pokemon available. There's 890 total and Sword/Shield has just 401. Yeah, these expansions aren't getting anyone anywhere near the complete. I think people are just happy to see them patching in additional Pokemon through free updates. I'd be more happy if they focused on each generation's starters and not Pokemon like horses. Quote
Keyser_Soze Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 So by the time you get all the pokemon you'll have spent like $120 Quote
Ghost_MH Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: So by the time you get all the pokemon you'll have spent like $120 The additional Pokemon are coming in a free update. Quote
Spork3245 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 31 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: The additional Pokemon are coming in a free update. BUT YOU STILL NEED BOTH $60 GAMES TO CATCH ‘EM ALL Check and mate! Quote
Keyser_Soze Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Ghost_MH said: The additional Pokemon are coming in a free update. 29 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: BUT YOU STILL NEED BOTH $60 GAMES TO CATCH ‘EM ALL Check and mate! No you’re buying the DLC regardless of if the Pokémon are coming or not. Double check and mate! Quote
Spork3245 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: No you’re buying the DLC regardless of if the Pokémon are coming or not. Double check and mate! #notmeyo Quote
Ghost_MH Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: BUT YOU STILL NEED BOTH $60 GAMES TO CATCH ‘EM ALL Check and mate! Fuck that noise. If I want the other Pokemon I'll just trade for them. Quote
Biggie Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Ghost_MH said: Fuck that noise. If I want the other Pokemon I'll just trade for them. That’s what nephews & nieces are for. At least the rug rats are good for something. Quote
GameDadGrant Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 And don’t forget about Wonder Trade or Mystery Gift or whatever. You can fill out the Galar PokéDex fairly easily with just one copy of the game. And I see no reason why that wouldn’t also happen with the expansions. So, in conclusion, you can fill out the PokéDex with one copy of the game, and Epstein didn’t kill himself. Quote
Keyser_Soze Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: And don’t forget about Wonder Trade or Mystery Gift or whatever. You can fill out the Galar PokéDex fairly easily with just one copy of the game. And I see no reason why that wouldn’t also happen with the expansions. So, in conclusion, you can fill out the PokéDex with one copy of the game, and Epstein didn’t kill himself. Well you said at least one correct thing in this reply. 1 Quote
Ghost_MH Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 10:08 AM, GameDadGrant said: Pokémon Home, please and thank you. Pokemon Home is now live, so have at it. It looks like just linking your Nintendo account will net you a Gen1 starter and Pikachu. 1 Quote
Pikachu Posted February 26, 2021 Author Posted February 26, 2021 Really exciting stuff. I hope the Switch Pro is announced soon. 1 Quote
Jason Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 The open-world run is running on the BotW engine, right? Quote
Keyser_Soze Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 This was the first Pokemon I ever played. Chimchar FTW. Quote
johnny Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 excited for these games. the legends game looks very interesting and diamond and pearl are awesome games. Quote
TheLeon Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 I've had my fill of the main line Pokemon games, possibly forever. Legends is intriguing though. Quote
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