Holidays cause a lot of problems...>____>
Wow, I've been gone for quite a while haven't I!! Which I'm sorry for, but I have been very busy with not Pokemon The Lost World, but personal, family, and a lot of holiday stuff. Even though I said that it would be released soon, I have been so busy lately that this has been one of the last things on my mind. But I have not forgotten about it, or you guys, its just that family comes first in many ways. Which is the reason why I have not, and will not give a specific date for the release. But one thing you can be sure on, is that the demo will be released sometime in January. I give you my word. (more like a whole paragraph)
Now to answer some question and clear a few things up that seem to be confusing people.
Q's and A's
Q.
Naroko:
one question.Will you and gary take a starter and then Ash gets a pikachu like in the anime???
A.Gary receives an Evee from Professor Oak, seeing how that he is his grandfather, one would think think that Gary would get a special Pokemon. Ash, on the other hand gets a Pikachu, while you get one of the three original ones(i.e. bulbasaur, charmander, and squirtle)
Q.
FrostFlame:
Also, I noticed some routes which branched out of Kanto and Johto on the map? What is that area called, exactly?
A.There are two areas that are connected to Kanto and Johto, the area above Johto is Orre, the area above Kanto is Fiorre.
Q.#1
zephadus:
So I noticed the bike in Route 1...
...Is that a throwback to Misty's bike from the show?
A. Hahaha :D, yes it is, your the first one to point that out, and if you look closer, the bike is the same color as Misty's as well!
Q.#2
Also, if so, you should maybe add a waterfall to that pond/lake, as there was one in the show.
This, of course, is just if you want it to be that similar.
A. I tried to implement that, but the waterfall that is featured in the anime, would be facing north on the map, which would be confusing and weird to implement, and might cause confusions while playing the game. Though I would love to, it seems to be a to much of a hassle, but thank you for the suggestion.
Q.#3
Oh yeah, and you made a comment about wanting "realistic" sizes for towns, right?
Does this mean that Saffron and Celadon are gonna be crazy-huge?
That would be kind of cool, even though it would take a while to walk through the city,
though that could be kinda scenic if you did it right.
A. Hahaha, yep, I hope everyone pays attention to this answer. Concider the size of Pallet Town, realistic, true to the anime and the game, but the thing that stands out the most is the size. Yes, I agree that it is
H-U-G-E (for emphasis), but I will not agree that it is "too" huge. Y'know what I'm say'n. Now, if Pallet Town is to a almost perfect scale, imagine....I dunno, Goldenrod City, Celadon, Olivine City!!! All I can say is that hopefully you remember to pick up your town map from Gary's sister!!!
Q.
Lucario rocks:
Poketopia could be south of Sinnoh (connected) and there is a special plane pass you obtain from Proffesser Oak after you complete the requirements to unlock Poketopia.
A. I have decided
"not" to include Poketopia. Reason being is that, once I reveal some of the capabilities that are going to be available, you wont even need or even think about Poketopia! Good suggestion by the way.
Q.
Toph:
question to Capt. Arcane:
we now know what the starter pokemon are, but what about the starter trainers ? can you choose between male and a female ? and who will they be (may & brendon from sapphire &ruby)(the boy and girl from the firered and leafgreen games)(Dawn and the boy from Diamond and pearl) ?
A. Yes, you can be a boy or girl, but, when it comes to your trainer, that is up to you! Meaning, that you can choose from almost any trainer sprite in the game, the key word in that sentence by the way was "almost".
Q.
scienceboy:
question - are the gym leaders going to be giving you Tms again? because then that would be 28 TMs that you get. Additionally, are there goign to be restrictions on what HMs you can use in the new territories?
A. Yes Gym leaders will still be giving you those DVD TM's LoL. And about your restriction question, if you go into a region where you can't use surf outside of battle, you are still able to use it inside of battle, like it already is in the games.
The Whole Rayquaza Thing: (also known as ROFLOL)
LoL, alright, though I kinda like the idea, but at the same time sounded really funny, the answer is a big fat "No". Rayquaza will not be bombing the world. I do in fact have a story for Pokemon The Lost World, but I'm not going to release all of it yet. But expect the beginning of the story to be released within within a week.
Alright, I think that covers all the questions so far, if I missed any I'm sorry, I'll get to those later.
