Neo Pokesho Fanclub

[Fushigisou]

Did I just really miss the boat on this image? I don't remember seeing anything bad. Maybe I saw an edited version?

Yeah same here, I dont see anything out of the ordinary, maybe the octillery and ambipom could be the cause.

 

[BPM]

You do realize hentai and ecchi are the same thing right?

As the English loanwords, no. With the original Japanese meanings, still no.
In English, ecchi has come to refer to suggestive material or light sexual content (i.e. skimpy clothes, bare breasts, etc.), and hentai defines full-on pornographic material (exposed sex organs, penetration, etc.). Kinda the difference between PG-13 and R.
In Japanese, "ecchi" is how you'd pronounce the English letter "H". Hentai is "pervert" and is used to describe people, not media. "H" is often used to denote something is of adult content (H anime, H manga, etc.), but it isn't really derived from "hentai" (seems the origin of "ecchi" is uncertain and disputed...). More commonly, though, the term "ero" (short for "erotic" or erotica") is used to describe sexual stuff (ero manga, eroge (erotic game), etc).

As for Pokémore's new pic...

 

[qa1]

Yeah same here, I dont see anything out of the ordinary, maybe the octillery and ambipom could be the cause.

Yeah, but like I said, that's no worse than the Lucario picture from a few months back. Perhaps it is implying something, but that is about it.

 

[Famardy]

That Volkner picture is pretty disturbing.

 

[RASENCERO]

As the English loanwords, no. With the original Japanese meanings, still no.
In English, ecchi has come to refer to suggestive material or light sexual content (i.e. skimpy clothes, bare breasts, etc.), and hentai defines full-on pornographic material (exposed sex organs, penetration, etc.). Kinda the difference between PG-13 and R.
In Japanese, "ecchi" is how you'd pronounce the English letter "H". Hentai is "pervert" and is used to describe people, not media. "H" is often used to denote something is of adult content (H anime, H manga, etc.), but it isn't really derived from "hentai" (seems the origin of "ecchi" is uncertain and disputed...). More commonly, though, the term "ero" (short for "erotic" or erotica") is used to describe sexual stuff (ero manga, eroge (erotic game), etc).

Good to know, I always wondered why people were called "hentai" in anime

That Volkner picture is pretty disturbing.

It is somewhat...Weird

 

[Crystal Clair]

It looks like Pokesho's look was updated a bit with new labels or whatever you call em.

I like the new look better than the old one and this is coming from someone who is tough to please.

I think we should do the Pokesho board in bright colored icons... although that board hasn't really been used.

 

[Famardy]

Yeah I like the new design too. It's much easier to navigate around.

 

[the reborn sky]

i can never look at volkner with a straight face ever again....................

 

[BPM]

i can never look at volkner with a straight face ever again....................

So, you're going to look at him with a... oh, nevermind.

 

[Mewtwolover]

I like the new desing. It's better than older one.

That Volkner pic is pretty weird.

 

[Fushigisou]

Guess what guys? New Pokemon installment announced in 2010, featuring new pokemon and includes all four regions XD Awesomeness!

I read it here:

https://ds.ign.com/articles/106/1065010p1.html

The hype has begun for me XD

 

[qa1]

I hope Nintendo does something new with Pokemon, more than just a graphical enhancement or a list of new Pokemon. Actually, I wish they'd do something new in the story and mechanics department and not add any new Pokemon at all. The Pokemon, in my opinion anyway, keep getting more and more out there and ridiculous, although I thought the latest generations "basic" Pokemon were an improvement over R/S/E. For instance, the Monster Rancher francise has some good ideas involving Pokemon, or even some kind of melding of real-time combat, similar to some Square-Enix games. I know Pokemon is targeted at kids, but kids aren't as simple as they were when it first launched when I was in 5th grade. Even children demand more depth in their games, and I think Pokemon could really deliver that! I mean the movies and show sometimes depart from childishness to explore some deep issues. I think the games could do that too. Imagine a Pokemon RPG on the scale of Final Fantasy. That could really work, and still keep an emphasis on catching and exploring.

Of course, that's just my opinion.

 

[Shadow Chaos]

[...]For instance, the Monster Rancher francise has some good ideas involving Pokemon, or even some kind of melding of real-time combat, similar to some Square-Enix games. [...]Imagine a Pokemon RPG on the scale of Final Fantasy. That could really work, and still keep an emphasis on catching and exploring.

Of course, that's just my opinion.

This! But not like Final Fantasy, cause it's turn-based, but like Kingdom Hearts instead, with true real-time game play. 8D We've always said that since the first Super Smash Bros. was released: the Pokemon series has a lot of potential as a game like this, being able to dodge at will, attack while jumping, block, etc., especially with the amount of characters one game alone could have.

 

[Mewtwolover]

I hope Nintendo does something new with Pokemon, more than just a graphical enhancement or a list of new Pokemon.

I agree with you. They should really improve the story. Repeating same story starts boring.

 

[qa1]

This! But not like Final Fantasy, cause it's turn-based, but like Kingdom Hearts instead, with true real-time game play. 8D We've always said that since the first Super Smash Bros. was released: the Pokemon series has a lot of potential as a game like this, being able to dodge at will, attack while jumping, block, etc., especially with the amount of characters one game alone could have.

Final Fantasy XII was not turn-based, and neither will FF XIII. You are behind the times :p

But yeah, I just meant the scale, not the same system exactly. I'm talking about a platform game with extremely high powered rendered graphics and an epic storyline. More than just "leave home, catch Pokemon, beat gym leaders + elite four, save world from gang trying to take over the world by way of super Pokemon gods". Even the DS has the graphical power to do something like this. Although, I'd love a Pokemon console game.

 

[Shadow Chaos]

Final Fantasy XII was not turn-based, and neither will FF XIII. You are behind the times :p

!?

But yeah, I just meant the scale, not the same system exactly. I'm talking about a platform game with extremely high powered rendered graphics and an epic storyline. More than just "leave home, catch Pokemon, beat gym leaders + elite four, save world from gang trying to take over the world by way of super Pokemon gods". Even the DS has the graphical power to do something like this. Although, I'd love a Pokemon console game.

Indeed. 8D

 

[BPM]

No. Just no.

Every time someone says "X should be more like Y", I think... "why not just play Y, then?" Let Pokémon be Pokémon, and Final Fantasy be Final Fantasy.

I'd rather not have Pokémon turn into yet-another RPG with overblown doomsday stories, brooding emo children, and BELTANZIPPERS.

Furthermore, the Pokémon games have gotten more complex with each generation. Compare the G4 battle engine to the G1 battle engine. Is it mostly the same game? Yes. Exactly the same? No.

Plus, with the DS games selling extremely well, Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK would be foolish, from a business standpoint, to make radical changes to the game. They'd risk alienating a good portion of the userbase. You don't mess with a winning formula, that'd be stupid.
Should G5 fail to be the hit G4 and older were, that would show that the market is tired of the current style of Pokémon, and then they'd reinvent the wheel. My only concern for G5 not doing well is how soon it is to the G4 releases (HG/SS only being released September 2009 in Japan) and they'd run the risk of exhausting the market.
Plus, for two consecutive generations on the same system hasn't been done before. I'd assume they'd at least wait for DS2 for Pokémon's fifth generation.

And a console Pokémon game is just a bad idea, aside for spin-offs and add-ons. Pokémon is, at its heart, a portable game.

 

[Shadow Chaos]

e_log update: included a new pic with a whole bunch of Slugma in a volcano.

No. Just no.

[...]brooding emo children, and BELTANZIPPERS.

[...]And a console Pokémon game is just a bad idea, aside for spin-offs and add-ons. Pokémon is, at its heart, a portable game.

LOL, emo (The Sauce?), belts and zippers. XD
Matter of opinion, I suppose. But that is true about "if it sells well over and over, don't change it" rule. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. =P
I personally dislike turn-based games, Pokemon being the only one I actually like to play; all I would like to see once, not as a main game, but a spin-off series like the Pokemon Ranger series or Pokemon Rumble, a fighter like Smash Bros. 8D
I would, in my opinion, like that. *o*

 

[BPM]

I wouldn't argue with a Pokémon-only version of Smash Bros. There's some potential there. But the main games should build upon and evolve the established formula.

 

[Shadow Chaos]

Indeed, I should've made it clear that I meant for a spin-off, not the main series. =P
I've always loved going around the *insert region here* collecting the badges, then heading off for the Elite 4.
I have ever since I first got my Red Version all those years ago. =D