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I wanted to change my username to "Crystal" (the one with "l"), but unfortunately that had already used by some ghost user 7 years ago which never logged in since the day of registration. So I had no choice but to use a different choice. I know it is a bit confusing, but please bare with it.
BTW, I'll translate that Shudo's blog when I have time. Sorry I'll be busy with RL during the Easter holiday. Also, Happy Easter!

The biggest funny moment is the elevator joke. I assume you've seen it? Also, Seven and Lotus' antics are brilliant with voices. I don't see why anything would be funnier without voices.

The biggest difference gameplay-wise is the lack of a second screen, so the game's perspective shifts depending on the player's preference. It still works quite well for the Sudoku climax, except that puzzle is different now for some reason.

To be honest, I watched the true ending on YouTube because for some reason I couldn't get the right flag to proceed in the Safe ending (rather than the Knife ending). Really frustrating.

I have. The other funny moment I referred to is the Funyarinpa. And yes, the biggest difference is the different puzzle in the True Ending.

Never really got the Funyarinpa hype.

I've just checked for you, and it turns out that ZTD was on sale just two weeks ago. Would you have bought it for $24?

Just so you know, I moved to the US last August (from Israel). I live in Ann Arbor now, where I work on my math PhD at the University of Michigan. I also teach Calculus to freshmen.

That's pretty neat! I guess we have something in common!

https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?blogs/reverberations-of-time.2278/

I think that only a few fans still care about Kalos' "untapped potential". Some of them are just vocal on BMGf. In fact, outside of two members that aren't around much, I only see Kalos being mentioned by people whose thought process boils down to "hey, why not add a second region to Stars and do something with Zygarde?".

Oh, wow. They're actually still talking about it semi-seriously.

Glad you enjoyed it this time around. To be honest, the original version is so good that I don't even think any of the dubs managed to turn it into a terrible movie (leaving aside me detesting censorship and editing of any sort, since all of the dubs are spawned off the 4Kids one).

The ambiguous nature of the Unown in this movie was pretty interesting to me. Here I'm suspecting they latched onto Mii because of her emotions and childlike imagination, easily compatible with their ability to warp and create reality. I'm actually trying to expand on the Unown's role in this movie and connecting them with Arceus in the manga I'm working on right now.

I hope that you aren't going to turn them into Arceus' underlings or something.

I'm not, it's more like symbiosis on a cosmic scale. Their portrayal in the movie doesn't really set up for a good role as underlings, anyway. Way too wild and unpredictable.

Well, not trying to sound biased or anything, but the last two American based regions were pretty story driven... even if Orre may not technically count in that regard, I'm hopeful nonetheless.

Alola is already premiering on the same console as the previous gen (like Unova did) so perhaps GameFreak will feel the need to make it "stand out" with more depth like they did with regards to BW & Gen4.

Alchemy as a theme does explain the typing(s) rather well though, and has a root in astrology to boot. However, I have seen people bring up Hawaii's own mythologies which are intriguing; your recent post about the island guardians is very interesting.

Perhaps the "island challenge" is a way to link the usual league challenge with the mythology of the region? Give it a bit more depth than just hoping from point a to b, but it could also be something else.

[QUOTE]Does alchemy explain Lunala at all?[/QUOTE]
Quite possibly a reasonable explanation for the Ghost typing: https://books.google.co.il/books?id=fkc10_zCBv0C&pg=PA202&lpg=PA202&dq=moon+repository+of+souls&source=bl&ots=kvomiX3bQj&sig=ReNZIQ8-Z5cTxmYlcuh6SxDqbsA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjs4r_sJHNAhVDvBoKHca4A-QQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=moon%20repository%20of%20souls&f=false
Honestly, I will admit this is rather loose, but GameFreak could have simply conflated the theme(s)Info does come from an alchemy text though.

You told me remember?. It was after a certain incident happened with my Z blog a year ago.

Right. By the way, you once mentioned playing the games with your boys. Was that a figure of speech?

Yeah that's another way I refer to my friends in Texas XD.

Finished reading the blog entry. That's pretty great. Congratulations!

Hm... I remember hearing about 999 before, but never really got into it. Didn't even know there was a game for The Walking Dead either, though I shouldn't be surprised as it's popular... I think.

I remember watching Danganronpa, but I never really got into the games as I couldn't get them due to not owning the systems. That and Digimon seem to be the only games that interests me on the PS Vita. I still need to watch Digimon Adventure Tri, perhaps sometime this weekend. ERASED sounds interesting... I'm tempted to watch it.

The first Danganronpa game is now available on Steam.

If you're interested in Cyber Sleuth, you may want to buy a PSTV. It's only around $40 these days.

And you should definitely watch Tri and ERASED. I doubt you won't enjoy them.

Oh yeah, I remember hearing about that now.

Yeah, I am interested in Cyber Sleuth, though I'll probably get the PSTV and game sometime in... May-June, since I'll be done with school by then.

Haha, alright. I've been planning on watching Tri, I'll start this weekend, ERASED.. Either this weekend or next week. I'll let you know what I think of them when I do.

That's because he was banned around 10 days ago. But something tells me he would have disappeared, anyway.

I'm sure that he is going to pop up again using a sockpuppet. It may be difficult to recognize him because obviously he won't be talking about Z anymore.

!Z! was a sockpuppet of Gillian, who was in turn a sockpuppet of Azuro. For all we know, his forum history goes even further back.

A new generation is well in order. I don't see these titles being associated with Zygarde, and why else would XY get sequels?

Yep, it looks like it. Generation VII is indeed coming. So Zygarde's formes will be included in these games.

I'm waiting for the legendaries,.I wonder what will be the theme this generation. I hope it's Light and Darkness, as it gives me hope for the introduction of the Light-type.

Or, crazy thought, Gen VII is only this one entry, the the NX will kick off Gen VIII... but that seems kind of "out there" as possibilities go.

Well, my prediction in the past few days due to the Rainbow leak was exactly that: a standalone game under the anniversary label. That way, Game Freak could move onto the NX in late 2018.

But the presence of two titles obviously makes me reconsider. It's still possible, but certainly less likely if the marketing is the same as past generations, which the trailer should clarify. It also depends on just how much they're changing the engine. If it is a substantial difference, they'll want to re-use the engine next year, making it unlikely that they can move onto another generation in 2018.

It's actually possible that the NX handheld will only be released in late 2017, making it reasonable for Game Freak to wait until late 2019. Or the gap will be exactly as long as the 3DS-XY one... Nintendo will survive.

Oh I know you didn't use report function, you went direct. Hence why you knew before even me!

I knew because word got around. I had nothing to do with what happened.

lmao this conversation... RIP !Z! hope you enjoyed the Sun and Moon announcement as much as we did!

There's only one merchandise sheet so far, with no placeholders. It's scheduled to be released in April, so it's pretty obvious that they're saving the major stuff for later.

I think that Serebii may be one of the worst offenders when it comes to ignoring any evidence that doesn't support a Kalos game.

Fun fact: When Munchlax was revealed in 2004, a lot of people thought that a new generation would be released that very same year. Serebii was one of them. Years later, he also thought that Generation V would last 4 years, and was still seriously considering it when XY were teased.

Serebii: "Just remember, it's a matter of when, not if we'll get the next Gen 6 game"

Oh, I am absolutely going to love seeing him eat his hat.

I think him being a big name in the community and so arrogantly confident there being a Gen VI Zygarde game in the works doesn't help people want to consider other options since most fans consider his theories to be mostly accurate (despite being wrong for most of this year). It will be interesting to see. (Also I didn't get a mention from your blog weirdly.)

Yep... lol

In case the mention didn't work, you should check my blog: http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?blogs/generation-vii-in-2016-how-should-it-be-done.258/

Seems the mention didn't work. I'll check it out!