Writings from Voyage Across Many Worlds: My Video Game Website - Article #2 Added

[Peter Tomlan]

Hello, everyone. Hope everyone's been doing well lately. 🙂 👋

I have a website of mine that is focused on video games and their overall worlds I like. It currently and mostly has articles about Pokemon, but I would like to write about games other than the franchise in the future if I can. Since I won't be posting links to my website for people to read my articles because that would be advertising, I'll just use this thread to copy and paste my writings from my site for whoever wants to read them, and update the topic's title if I have anymore to share.

The articles in this thread will be Pokemon related, and if you enjoy any of them feel free let me know via comment or just reaction.

Before posting my articles, how about first reading part of my site's about page?:

"The first two generations of Pokémon games, to me, though containing simple, old, visuals, give a feeling like I'm adventuring, wanting to know about these creatures from ancient myths and stories, becoming friends with them, taking on a role of a hero, and aiming to be a champion, as if of a sport. It's all an adventure a child would love to go on. Pokémon is like some kind of grand journey. It's like a child's fantasy.
This is, what Pokémon is to me.

Other games would later be made in the franchise, and bring even more exciting experiences.


My goal for this site is to seek and discover the magic, wonder, stories and dreams of this amazing world, and tell its many stories and experiences the players can take part and interact with.


If what I have to offer on the site makes people happy, then that makes me glad if I have accomplished that. If I can inspire people to make their own adventure video games, like games I would love to show and cover on Voyage Across Many Worlds such as *Pokémon and non-monster-catching games, then I'll be immensely joyed!

I hope you enjoy the content I have to offer now and in the future."


*Note from me on the fourms: Pokémon games as in Pokemon inspired games, not something like rom hacks. (Never played a rom hack actually. Thus not sure how far they can go creatively reusing assets, so not sure if there's a future for those kinds of projects.)



Update: For now I'm gonna be keeping the size of my screenshots from my last article. I don't want to spend a little bit of time resizing them individually, actually.

Anyway, here's another article from my site. Again, feel free to read my new article as well as my last one, and if you enjoy any of them let me know via reply or reaction. 🙂

 

[Peter Tomlan]

Published Dec./17/2023/6:40 PM
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The Mystery and Discovery of Sinnoh

What sets apart Sinnoh from the regions before it, is stumbling upon its lore and discovering the meaning of it's world you're in.


After the player has received the Pokédex and gotten their first Pokémon of the region, they are ready to go on a new adventure.


It isn't until reaching Eterna City and witnessing a certain statue, the world opens itself up to you and reveals mystery and enlightenment to its region.


The statue is of a creature that doesn't look like it belongs to ordinary time, but of the ancient past. It is like a dragon that has the magnificence of an old temple.

There are words written on the statue, but the sentences are partly faded:







"Pal.., once created, brought forth the many dimensions.
All things-alive or not...-arri... at the same space.
Such is the blessing of Pal..."







From these writings, I can arrive at the assumption this world is a blessing, to be thankful for, from this Pokémon who was generous.





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Throughout the journey you hear the run-for-joy, exciting and eagerness-to-explore music that sets the sense of your quest along with doing what you would be doing in Pokémon games: Exploring, learning about Pokémon, and aiming to be the best Pokémon Trainer.

The soundtracks I am referring to are none other than the music in routes 203, 204, 205, 207 and 208 themselves.





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Later in the adventure you come across a tall, gothic cathedral.
Inside the temple, amidst the silence, you can see people sitting on benches, and a man looking at a stained glass depicting, what looks to be, the creation of the world.

What the people say reveals the beliefs they hold onto in this world: The beauty and merits of life -







"Pokémon... People... It's only natural that we are all so very different.
Make sure that you never judge a Pokémon based on whether it's weak or strong.
You must always look for the good inside of them. That's what counts!"



"When people and Pokémon join hands, everyone's happy.
It makes everyone come together. It could even make the world one!"



"That people are lonely is only natural. It gives me compassion for others.
It's what makes me look forward to a better tomorrow.
But there are still moments of fondness for the past. Time can heal some sadness, though..."



"The art of crafting things fatigues one's spirit.
When the spirit is healed, the desire to make something returns.
It is such a wondrous cycle."






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There's a route you eventually arrive at. And hearing its music and traveling through its scenery, makes you think of the wonder, mystery and discovery that's out in the region.

It is the music of Route 209 that takes you to that immersion.


There are other stories of Pokémon passed that can be read in the game, but writing about them here would make this article too long.
I will share this story, though:







"When that Pokémon was born, intelligence bloomed among us, enriching our lives.
When that Pokémon was born, emotions bloomed among us, giving us joy and sorrow.
When that Pokémon was born, willpower bloomed among us, spurring us into action".






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There's also the mysterious Unown. Curious looking creatures that resemble letters of the Latin alphabet.

They mostly don't look like Pokémon, and look like they came from another universe.
Were these weird Pokémon created to communicate messages to us? Because in a ruin where they can be found, there is a wall that depicts writing resembling the Unown and revealing another truth about the world:







"Friendship.
All lives
touch other
lives to create.
something
anew and alive."






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By progressing far enough in the adventure, you get to see some of the Pokémon of these stories.
And who doesn't wanna meet a creator that has given us so much to enjoy and cherish.​

 

[Peter Tomlan]

Update: For now I'm gonna be keeping the size of my screenshots from my last article. I don't want to spend a little bit of time resizing them individually, actually.

Anyway, here's another article from my site. Again, feel free to read my new article as well as my last one, and if you enjoy any of them let me know via reply or reaction. 🙂

Published Dec./17/2023/6:40 PM​

What I Like in Competitive Pokémon

The screenshot above shows my very first starter Pokémon. That being my Venasaur, Leaf Blade, from Pokémon Leaf Green.


Am I writing about something unrelated to the website? To that I will answer: Competing against trainers, in battles, that makes you experience amazing crashes of wit and thrill of overcoming hard challenges is part of what defines Pokémon: Getting to encounter every thing wonderful that makes the world of Pokémon one you'll always want to visit, seek and find one of the great happiness of life - what I have wrote on my website's about page:







The first two generations of Pokémon games, to me, though containing simple, old, visuals, give a feeling like I'm adventuring, wanting to know about these creatures from ancient myths and stories, becoming friends with them, taking on a role of a hero, and aiming to be a champion, as if of a sport. It's all an adventure a child would love to go on. Pokémon is like some kind of grand journey. It's like a child's fantasy.
This is, what Pokémon is to me.

Other games would later be made in the franchise, and bring even more exciting experiences.







And that's how I feel about playing competitively in Pokémon. It's part of interacting with the world and immersing in it's themes.
If I had my way, I would be forever traveling this world and always search and find what I love in Pokémon's universe.


Of course, when it comes to the Pokémon games, there's hardly anything to do when you finish everything in the games.



Turn-based Battle System

One of the things I like about competitive Pokémon is the fact it's a turn-based battle system.
Because it's turn-based, I can take my time to think what I should do.

The game is not taking turns in immediate seconds, so it doesn't have an air of intimidation.

When strategizing is the only thing you need to win, and you can take your time to think, there's strength within you in this game.
You don't try to master several skills. And that encourages me to want to play better, and gives me a feeling like I can defeat anyone!



Making New Friends to Travel with You on the Road of Competition

You choose a team of Pokémon, take good time to develop them to be battle-ready and be proud of your after efforts, and go on to compete with them by your side.

When it comes to knowing what Pokémon will be battling with you, it's like knowing what great friends you will be alongside: The strength or great support they provide, the trust you have in their abilities, the personalities the Pokémon have that will be your favorite characters, the charm, style or coolness they express through attacks or hanging out with you.

And if you can have exciting battles with them, which you will be bound to have no matter your skill level, you will create a story that's memorable and have a group of allies to cherish.



The Definition of a Great Competitor

To be a great player, doesn't have to be someone that's pro at the game, but a competitor that never aims for the top and always wanna learn and improve in the game.
And in doing so you will enjoy the competition.


Whenever you can do well, doesn't need to be winning games, you will have a good time.
A feeling you wouldn't have had if you didn't try to improve.

That's the spirit of the competition: What it means to be a player.
If I battled just because I wanted to be victorious or that I wanted to win prize money, I would become overwhelmed and play terribly.


It really is about wanting to up your game and have fun to be what it means to be a player.

Closing Thoughts

Like I said: Competitive Pokémon complements one of the themes of Pokémon and is a way to interact with the world.

As long as there are new battles on the horizon of brand new days, and that are unique from the battles of the past, I want to keep competing and enjoying that part of the Pokémon sphere.​