Sorry it took me ages to reply to your last message. I have been busy with my research program recently, and I have just purchased a car of my own. A BMW 530i, seems to be a good one! I replied to lots of messages tonight, and I am kinda exhausted now(lol do you believe me? I am always energetic!).
Well it does seem hard to implement a female protagonist in Pkmn HOF, considering there is not an appropriate storyline designed for her. My spriter Suro hasnt submit Ashley's sprite anyway, and I will see what I can do about this. Thank you for showing interest and offering help, I really appreciate. And yeah conditional branch seems fair for a game with both male and female protagonists.
Well it is indeed a task for game developers to figure out how to make trainer battles more exciting and unpredictable. The AI of the battle system may need to be upgraded, and new techniques and elements can be added to the system so battles can be both entertaining and challenging. Perhaps people will love your game since you are giving them more options and freedom on pokemon training/battling, and lets hope so.
And lol I haven't watched anime for like ages, and it was pretty funny when I noticed that Ash was still like a 10 year old kid. It seems that aging never happens in pokemon anime series, and I am actually not that surprised. Apparently Nintendo tried to make some changes, whose evidence can be found on the new heroines. Ash should have been replaced by Brandan and Lucas, but fans wouldnt want to see him go. This is not a problem in pokemon adventure manga series, as Red is already a 16 old semi-mature dude, who has become a master of pokemon world.
I completely understand what you were trying to say on your maturity thing. I remember I was unhappy when my parents and my grandparents called me a kid when I was approaching my adulthood a few years ago. My grandfather said I am just a child in thier eyes, no matter how old I grow. He is right, maturity is a relative word and you cant really tell whether you are being mature enough unless you do compare yourself to the people around you. I am mature among team HOF though, that's probably most of the staff members are underages. Anyway, age does not tell how mature your are, experience does.
Well it is not rare to see people who hate losing. We all wish to win every battle/competition. and it is just about how we take our losses/defeats. You seem to be hard on yourself, which is definitely better than those who complain at the judges for their losses(I know one person like this on my forum, which is quite annoying). So you've got like 21 wins in battle tower? I am sure you can do better if you become more confident at yourself. But anyway, keep in mind that pokemon battle is just a game. We play it for fun, and it is really not that important no matter whether we win or not.
BTW, how was your trip to Wyoming? It must be disturbing if you have to stay with someone who is way too controlling, but I know you can get over that. Just try to appreciate the beauty of the nature, and forget what those disturbing things are. This is how you can remain happy and enjoy your life. Sorry I shouldnt be telling you what to do since you have definitely experienced more than I do. I really hope you can enjoy what you already have, I may never be able to visit Wyoming in my life.