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[PreyingShark]

"Mega Sceptile can cut off a portion of its tail to fire it like a missile at an opponent."

Wait wha-

"Mega Sceptile can cut off its tail, which has grown much larger, and fire it at a target!"

"Its lost tail will continue regenerating as along as it still has the energy for Mega Evolution."

Mega Sceptile for coolest new Mega.

 

[Fey]

"Mega Sceptile can cut off a portion of its tail to fire it like a missile at an opponent."

Wait wha-

"Mega Sceptile can cut off its tail, which has grown much larger, and fire it at a target!"

"Its lost tail will continue regenerating as along as it still has the energy for Mega Evolution."

Mega Sceptile for coolest new Mega.

mega sceptile is so amazing

god could this day get any better (no)

 

[Tusk]

Hey Joe, you seen the list of new Mega Evolutions for Pokemon pic? It's a scan so I'm not sure whether I can post it directly.

Supposedly Ludicolo, Shiftry, Sableye (confirmed), Sharpedo, Camerupt, Flygon, Zangoose, Seviper, Metagross, Salamence and the Latis (confirmed) are getting Mega Evolutions.

I saw it, too. :b Who knows whether it's real or not.

Spoiler

Probably isn't, though. Also, doubt Joe would confirm it even if he knew something.

 

[Zaventem]

I really hope if they're using this view again the shops and areas are recognizable. Lumiose City was terrible in that department.

 

[Winterfang]

Mega Diance is so pretty.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I really hope if they're using this view again the shops and areas are recognizable. Lumiose City was terrible in that department.

It's a cutscene, he just got off the moving truck.

 

[MaximumSpider]

"Mega Sceptile can cut off a portion of its tail to fire it like a missile at an opponent."

Wait wha-

"Mega Sceptile can cut off its tail, which has grown much larger, and fire it at a target!"

"Its lost tail will continue regenerating as along as it still has the energy for Mega Evolution."

Mega Sceptile for coolest new Mega.

I thought it was a graphic glitch when I saw it in the first trailer lol.

 

[Boss Doggie]

pfft, mega swampert doesn't need to cut his arms when he attacks

 

[web_slinger_62]

Maybe they put November for Canada because they expect the street date to be broken anyway, so we WILL get it earlier than Nov 21st...hopefully

 

[Hindl]

I can't get over how awesome Mega Sceptile looks. He was the only design I didn't like and he became a champ. Also the fact that Swampert (my favorite) has a decline in quality compared to it's normal form doesn't hurt. At least to me. I love the X/Y engine, though I'll miss those beautiful clean sprites

 

[udivision]

I'm not a graphics guy, but it doesn't look good at all.

Spoiler

Emerald master race tho

Edit: and by that I mean specifically the images in that quote
Edit 2 : I can't stress how bad the first image looks

pokemon has a lot going for it, graphics isn't necessarily one of them.

 

[Giard]

Going to get a 3DS soon. For endgame content, am I better off getting Ruby or X/Y? Thanks.

 

[Winterfang]

Going to get a 3DS soon. For endgame content, am I better off getting Ruby or X/Y? Thanks.

For end game content there's only two options

Emerald or Platinum.

 

[spiritfox]

Going to get a 3DS soon. For endgame content, am I better off getting Ruby or X/Y? Thanks.

Endgame's pretty thin in X/Y. Just wait for ORAS.

 

[Adrian121]

Going to get a 3DS soon. For endgame content, am I better off getting Ruby or X/Y? Thanks.

Well if this has the Emerald post-game content (which I fully expect it will), then definitely get Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire over X/Y.

 

[Giard]

For end game content there's only two options

Emerald or Platinum.

Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire will include Emerald's content I suppose? IIRC, the remakes of Gold and Silver included content from the Crystal version.

I've already played Platinum.

edit: Thanks for all the replies everyone. Gonna go with Ruby.

 

[Exterminieren]

Going to get a 3DS soon. For endgame content, am I better off getting Ruby or X/Y? Thanks.

Almost certainly Ruby, if Game Freak are sensible and bring back Emerald's Battle Frontier.

Get both, though!

 

[Shun]

pfft, mega swampert doesn't need to cut his arms when he attacks

You're right, he "cut" his whole body.

 

[Winterfang]

Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire will include Emerald's content I suppose? IIRC, the remakes of Gold and Silver included content from the Crystal version.

I've already played Platinum.

edit: Thanks for all the replies everyone. Gonna go with Ruby.

White 2 maybe? I never played it but it has to has more than White 1

 

[Lord_Byron28]

Hey Joe, you seen the list of new Mega Evolutions for Pokemon pic? It's a scan so I'm not sure whether I can post it directly.

Supposedly Ludicolo, Shiftry, Sableye (confirmed), Sharpedo, Camerupt, Flygon, Zangoose, Seviper, Metagross, Salamence and the Latis (confirmed) are getting Mega Evolutions.

I could get behind this list although i want my mega Altaria. Although I find it suspect that the choices are all version exclusive and the teams lead pokemon.

 

[JoeM86]

I believe that list is fake.

Anyway, my friend at PLDH got a response about Canada. It does not look good

 

[Lebon14]

Canada: November 2014
US: November 21st
EU: November 28th

Since when do we have a different release date than the United States? >_>

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Nintendo does realize that "punishing" Canada for the XY leak is a futile effort since its just as possible for the game to leak in US or Japan, right?

 

[Takashi]

Kinda disappointed they don't seem to be going the Emerald route for the story like HG/SS did with Crystal.

 

[wmlk]

Wow, that remix of the opening theme is incredible.

I think it sounds terrible. The trumpets don't sounds like trumpets at all and are completely muffled out.
Reminds me of how disappointing the instruments were in XY.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Kinda disappointed they don't seem to be going the Emerald route for the story like HG/SS did with Crystal.

Delta Emerald hype.

 

[Neiteio]

"Mega Sceptile can cut off a portion of its tail to fire it like a missile at an opponent."

Wait wha-

"Mega Sceptile can cut off its tail, which has grown much larger, and fire it at a target!"

"Its lost tail will continue regenerating as along as it still has the energy for Mega Evolution."

Mega Sceptile for coolest new Mega.

WHOA

Must... stay loyal... to Mega Swampert

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

I think it sounds terrible. The trumpets don't sounds like trumpets at all and are completely muffled out.
Reminds me of how disappointing the instruments were in XY.

Even if it is, there's the likelihood that it's the attract-video music file, not the title screen rearrangement that sounds like something Ichinose would do. For him to finish production with something this unexciting isn't normal.

Gave it another listen: yeah, this might well be the title track. It's just such a straightforward arrangement, though, that I can't imagine Ichinose behind the wheel. If Kageyama worked on this project at all...

 

[Hatchtag]

Kinda disappointed they don't seem to be going the Emerald route for the story like HG/SS did with Crystal.

We honestly can't tell that yet, and considering promotional artwork still has Kyogre/Groudon battling, I wouldn't rule that out.

Hell, has larger artwork than what's on Serebii for the map been released? If it was, we could probably zoom in enough to see if it's got contests in each town a la Ruby and Sapphire or battle tents in each town a la Emerald.

 

[JoeM86]

We honestly can't tell that yet, and considering promotional artwork still has Kyogre/Groudon battling, I wouldn't rule that out.

Hell, has larger artwork than what's on Serebii for the map been released? If it was, we could probably zoom in enough to see if it's got contests in each town a la Ruby and Sapphire or battle tents in each town a la Emerald.

Not yet. This is what came with the press assets. Will do some hunting. It'll come eventually

 

[Takashi]

We honestly can't tell that yet, and considering promotional artwork still has Kyogre/Groudon battling, I wouldn't rule that out.

That's what I'm hoping but reading stuff like this from the site doesn't help.

-"In Pokémon Omega Ruby, Team Magma will seize more power to achieve its goals. Team Aqua plays the more prominent role in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. In both versions, you will find yourself drawn into the conflict."


Now that I think about it, I guess it could work if they make it seem like one team will be the baddies throughout while the opposing team pretends to be the heroes. The "seizing more power" could imply one team gets more power at first, but near the end they reveal they're both antagonists the whole time.

 

[wmlk]

Even if it is, there's the likelihood that it's the attract-video music file, not the title screen rearrangement that sounds like something Ichinose would do. For him to finish production with something this unexciting isn't normal.

Gave it another listen: yeah, this might well be the title track. It's just such a straightforward arrangement, though, that I can't imagine Ichinose behind the wheel. If Kageyama worked on this project at all...

No amount of good composition and arrangement can overcome how the instruments sound. It's really disappointing after how crisp and powerful BW2's soundfont was.

 

[Lexxism]

Anyway, my friend at PLDH got a response about Canada. It does not look good

Just let it go. Canadian market doesn't matter to them anyway.

 

[War Raichu]

That's what I'm hoping but reading stuff like this from the site doesn't help.

-"In Pokémon Omega Ruby, Team Magma will seize more power to achieve its goals. Team Aqua plays the more prominent role in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. In both versions, you will find yourself drawn into the conflict."


Now that I think about it, I guess it could work if they make it seem like one team will be the baddies throughout while the opposing team pretends to be the heroes. The "seizing more power" could imply one team gets more power at first, but near the end they reveal they're both antagonists the whole time.

I'd like to see both legends awaken at the same time and you still have to go wake up Rayquaza to stop the fighting, but after you do that, your version mascot goes to the Cave of Origin to rest, and that's where you capture it.

 

[Avixph]

The Pokédex looks kind of ugly:

 

[HawthorneKitty]

red/blue, makes sense to me

 

[fisheyes]

WHOA

Must... stay loyal... to Mega Swampert

Does Mega Sceptile even lift, brah?

 

[MegaMelon]

The Pokédex looks kind of ugly:

It's still way better than XYs which was very similar to HGSS' dex. Plus it's practically the same as the gen 3 one which is a nice nod.

 

[Clefargle]

"Mega Sceptile can cut off a portion of its tail to fire it like a missile at an opponent."

Wait wha-

"Mega Sceptile can cut off its tail, which has grown much larger, and fire it at a target!"

"Its lost tail will continue regenerating as along as it still has the energy for Mega Evolution."

Mega Sceptile for coolest new Mega.

during which attacks?

 

[spiritfox]

The Pokédex looks kind of ugly:

It's a homage to RSE's Pokedex.

 

[Wichu]

The Pokédex looks kind of ugly:

Maybe that button on the bottom switches it between Ruby/Sapphire style (as in the screenshot) and X/Y style?

 

[Avixph]

It's still way better than XYs which was very similar to HGSS' dex. Plus it's practically the same as the gen 3 one which is a nice nod.

They could have modernized it a bit more.

Differences between RSE Maxie and ORAS Maxie:

Picture of the bikes:

Wasn't one of the bikes supposed to be one of those folding types of bikes?

 

[Avixph]

Comparison screenshots:

How can the main character have a WiiU if the game takes place during the same time period as Fire Red and Leaf Green?

No falling ashes.

 

[MicH]

God, these games look so good! They are all I've ever wanted. RSE are the best games

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

No amount of good composition and arrangement can overcome how the instruments sound. It's really disappointing after how crisp and powerful BW2's soundfont was.

Sounds like the same sounds to me. Really, this arrangement isn't that good at all, since a lot of the brass originally in the RSE track has been replaced with woodwind stuff. It sounds exactly like a boring title track arrangement Kageyama would do before jumping ship to work as a freelancer, assuming that's what happened. So it feels a lot less powerful, but there's no reason to think they've downgraded their sample quality.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Just let it go. Canadian market doesn't matter to them anyway.

When's the last time a game was released in the US but not Canada?

 

[PreyingShark]

during which attacks?

Leaf Storm is confirmed to use that animation. It should happen with some other attacks, too, since that is clearly the reason it's standing with its back to the opponent.

 

[-Horizon-]

Nice comparison shots!

Sad about no ashes falling, lame!
Maxie..LOL
As expected, everything else looks great.

And I just realized, does this mean Steven will be back as Champion? That'd be great.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Sad about no ashes falling, lame!

Are there pics of Route 113, yet? That's where the ashes become a mechanic unique to that route only.

 

[R10Neymarfan]

They could have modernized it a bit more.

Differences between RSE Maxie and ORAS Maxie:

Picture of the bikes:

Wasn't one of the bikes supposed to be one of those folding types of bikes?

Maxie also has a mega stone in those new glasses of his