Aight so buggy mess that Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is, can we just take a moment to address the fact that the story is one of the best ones that Nintendo/Game Freak has made thus far?
Obviously this is going into spoiler territory which will be hidden below a Read More so only read if you’ve beaten the game and as a heads up, this is going to be a long read;
Okay so yes, again, this game performs like hot dookie, I’m not disputing that. What I will say this game did fantastically is really give you the sense of freedom a Pokemon game SHOULD have.
You can do whatever you want, you don’t have to follow a set path if you don’t want to, you can literally fuck off into the wilderness and get distracted catching Pokemon and the game is like “Cool! Go explore! We’ll still be here for you whenever you’re ready :)” and doesn’t feel like the plot is holding you at gunpoint.
And even grinding up to match the levels of the gyms and Team Star roads made it feel like it was worth it in the end when you finally, FINALLY beat that last Pokemon and win. It didn’t feel like an annoying chore, it felt EARNED.
And not to mention; the three storyline plots we get for Penny, Arven and Nemona are each fulfilling in their own way. Each plot has a satisfying build up, even if, arguably, the gym battles are the same old story, something about it this time around feels refreshing.
You get to dive into the backgrounds of these characters as you go along, and you really do feel a connection with them, and in the end, you really all become a sort of found family, and it WORKS.
I feel like THIS is what Pokemon should be at the end of the day. Where it’s not JUST about battling and catching Pokemon. It should be something where you can go at your own pace, take in the sights, explore every nook and cranny, build relationships with your rival and others you run into and walk away feeling like you’ve earned a happy ending.
I sincerely hope that Game Freak takes this new format and refine it into something truly wonderful.
An accurate representation of me watching In Space With Markiplier Part 2 expecting haha funny good times minutes before getting absolutely fucking sucker punched by emotions
thanks mark, i didnt know a four word sentence could fuck me up that badly
Aight so with having seen Encanto and lowkey (not at all lowkey) simping over the outfits everyone is rocking there; I figured I’d turn to tumblr for help looking for a place where I can find (and forgive me, I’m not Columbian so apologies if this isn’t the right word for it) a ruana that isn’t mass produced by companies but instead are handmade cuz I’d rather give money to the native people making these articles of clothing and such instead of companies that shit them out a dime a dozen for not dime a dozen prices
(also it doesnt have to be just ruanas, it can also be literally any clothing shown in Encanto because my god all those outfits are just so gorgeous)
The thing I hate most about depression is that it tricks you into thinking you don’t have depression. It makes you think that nothing is wrong with you, that you just feel this way because you lack value as a person. Whether that’s in your relationships, your academics, or a view of yourself, it makes you think you aren’t good enough for any of that.
“It’s not the illness,” it says, “You feel this way because it’s who you are.”
Man, the FNF community really out here chasing away every content creator huh?
First sock.clip with Whitty, and now Dokki with Mid Fight Masses.
I’m actually fucking livid over this, how are you gonna bully and harass someone over something as silly as charting and an engine that they at least tried to make the effort to make from the ground up? Or the April Fool’s mod that, AGAIN, straight up tells you IN THE MOD that it’s 100% a joke, and half the fandom couldn’t take that L.
And okay, sure, again, MAYBE the charting complaints are valid, fine, I get it. But there’s a VAST FUCKING DIFFERENCE between constructive criticism and completely harassing someone and sending death threats.
God, who threatens a child and their friends and family over a fucking mod??? Like, who actually does this? This fandom needs to take a good, long look at themselves after this before no one wants to touch this game with a ten foot pole.
(And again; I really do want to stress that I’m not 100% sure how old Dokki is, I’m almost sure I saw somewhere that they’re a minor, but even if they’re not a minor, it’s still fucking disgusting to do this kind of shit to someone)
This is so much better when you remember that the farmer is Max Kruemcke, who left Rooster Teeth so he and his husband could run their dream ranch together, but also killed it doing things like this for a good while: