> Yet auto-battling feels like a perfect fit for Pokémon since grinding is also a central aspect of its gameplay loop.

> “I’m playing Pokémon, not a JRPG,”

Plus the Exp Share, which—even before it was mandatory—turned things into an effortless cakewalk. Since it has become mandatory you do need to run multiple teams to not make the storyline trivial.

> If you’re grinding before becoming Champion you’re doing it wrong.

Folders on consoles and watchlists on streaming services: both features that should be essential, and yet somehow keep getting missed. I don’t get it.

Just seeing this. Heart and soul of Kotaku indeed. Rest in peace, you wonderful person.

Really bad clickbait and we all fell for it. Never again. 

> Assassin’s Creed Mirage, previously codenamed “Rift,” is the follow-up to 2020's viking-themed Valhalla. Set in 9th entry Baghdad and originally planned as an expansion to Valhalla—

Aside from “freaking”, this is exactly how a woman in her 20s actually speaks.

Yeah, the flow and tone of this trailer feels natural because it captures her initial situation and then her shock over being transported to Fantasy Land. The promo uses that one bit out of context, and I can see how it sounds wonky if you don’t know the premise. Not worth all this mocking tho, since it’s really easy…

Maple Treeway, please be true. I want an updated version of that soundtrack. Still hoping for Toad’s Factory...

With the GTS and internet now, it’s really just about what color and what legendary you want. Any other Pokemon can be traded for easily.

That’s...well, um. And yet somehow it makes even more sense to me that this could have been the holdup. Like the contract was to focus on BDSP and BDSP only and don’t touch anything else until that’s out the door, dammit.

But Legends Arceus is compatible with Pokemon Home?

Yes but BDSP weren’t developed by Gamefreak, so I’m assuming that was the holdup there. There is no reason why a mainline game straight from the source isn’t immediately compatible with the series cloud interface.

Because it’s a super immersive rpg (from the point of view of catching and raising any of the hundreds of Pokemon you wish) with almost endless replay value. I just started a new file in HeartGold/SoulSilver, a game I’ve played in either this or its original form god-knows-how-many times. Earlier this summer I was…

It’s a pretty cringe writeup altogether.

Man I didn’t even notice the banner was different until now.

I don’t think so, mainly because DKC wasn’t at all unique with using this trope:

Yup, I fell for this. The first boss I took on in the DLC, so I was also using it to remember how to play the game. After FINALLY getting to the KNOCKOUT! after much trial and error, I was so relieved I just stood still and watched the little shit take a clean shot at me, with my 1 HP left. F.