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Well, nothing is ever explicitly shown; but you'll see the occasional reference here and there.

I watched the first post-Jon Grumps episode... and while it's different, it's not different enough for me to stop watching. I'll probably have a better opinion after more than one video with the new guy, but my biggest complaint thus far is that they kept the "Hey I'm Grump / I'm Not So Grump" intro, which with the new guy felt kind of like the show was ripping itself off.

It probably is. It's kinda sad that it can be confused for WWE '13, though, even if THQ went out of business halfway through its development.

Career mode is you have to wrestle Triple H 426 times. And the objective in 425 of those matches will be letting Triple H get himself disqualified, counted out, or having Vince come out to stop the match

It allows high-evasion targets to be hit easier (ex: goddamn Emolgas) and, more significantly, it allows Ghost-types to be hit with Normal and Fighting-type moves.

I'm gonna wait until I can see a non-skippy, non-on-my-cousin's-computer trailer for XV before I pass judgment... but Kingdom Hearts 3 finally on the horizon? Hells yes... although I'm wondering if they'll be bringing back any of the voice actors.

I would figure that Mirror's Edge 2 would be cross-platform, considering that the first one was.

IMO, the only notable exception from EA's conference was the lack of any kind of announcement from BioWare about the future of Mass Effect.

Actually, I believe Varric was in the trailer, as was the chick whose interrogation of Varric made up the story of DA2. I think the figure near the end of it was Hawke, 2's main character. I'd argue that Morrigan was a surprise inclusion from Origins that made it into a 2-heavy trailer rather than BioWare disregarding 2 entirely.

Best part of the episode! I agree!

Just... Jesus. I need to go play/watch/do something mindless and fun. I knew what was coming, but still...

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. I figure Sony might negotiate a final season with NBC if only to definitively get Community over the line for syndication. I feel like tonight's episode would've been a little easier to swallow if it weren't potentially the series finale. I mean, it'd still be disappointing as a season finale, but to end Community on the note it hit tonight would be terrible.

It's an even bet right now, more or less. I think it could actually come back. I think Community might make it by the skin of its teeth. Unlike shows like Whitney or 1600 Penn, Community's got a dedicated fanbase that would do anything to save its mother show.

So I was grinding to face the Elite Four... and I remember now why Emerald's my least favorite game in the series. Moreso than any other Pokemon game, Emerald's battles seems like they run on a checklist. If I'd taken a shot for every time I was confused - in both grind battles and actual fights against the Elite Four - I'd be dead right now from alcohol poisoning. If I had a nickel for every time a confusion I caused lasted past the turn after I caused it, I'd still be as dirt-poor as I am now. I mean, there is a good side, in that I was able to make it to the final Pokemon of the final member of the Elite Four... but I've got absolutely no desire left to play Emerald today.

If you hate that, then you'll fucking despise Emerald. All leaders have at least two healing items, and from roughly the fourth or fifth badge on, they all have Hyper Potions. And I believe that all of the Elite Four members have Full Restores.

I've only ever gotten two Shinies outside of the Red Gyarados. The first was a shiny Totodile that I ended up saving over when I'd forgotten just what made my Soul Silver file so special... the second was a shiny Durant in Black 1. Also, it seems like every time I play Emerald, I find another battle that proves itself to be an exercise in frustration. This time, it was the battle against Juan. He brought out his Kingdra, and every. Goddamn. Time. I'd get damage on it, he'd use a Hyper Potion, or he'd use Rest, or he'd spam Double Team, to the point where it pretty much only went down because it ran out of PP for its own moves (a scenario which I'm 99% sure only happened because its seemingly-endless barrage of Water Pulses found themselves not-so-effective against my Water-types), paired with GeorgLopez basically one-manning the entire Gym. It was almost laughable how much of a squash the rest of that battle was; after the Kingdra fell, all that was left was a Crawdaunt that GeorgLopez took out after two Absorbs.

So three interesting developments. The first is that I beat Liza and Tate, so I've only got Juan left before I can hit the Elite Four. The second is that apparently my entire team has caught the Pokerus. I don't know what it is, only that it's extremely rare and helps boost growth. Third, and most importantly: I got a Water Stone and evolved GeorgLopez. IT'S TACO DUCK TIME!

Since my last update, I've done it: my team's filled out, and best of all, I GOT A WAILMER! I struggled a bit with Norman, but I was eventually able to work through Slaking's loafing (thanks to Merrill (and the Wailmer, eventually) being absolute beasts once their Rollouts get going). The Flying-type leader wasn't too much of a problem, again considering the whole "I've got a water mouse who can apparently turn into a rock" thing. I don't have the levels right now, but here's the line-up. Pearl, my female Wailmer, was at least ten levels behind the rest of the team when I got her... and despite that, she's still lagging behind a bit. GeorgLopez is still a Lombre. I forgot that he evolves with a Water Stone, not a Leaf Stone... so sadly, it's still not Taco Duck Time. Megalodon, a Sharpedo I caught and then evolved after my last updte, qualifies for my team right now for being a Water-type, but he has no Water-type moves. I think I'll grind him up a bit since his maxed-out Crunch will be a good tool to use against Liza and Tate. Merrill is probably unintentionally the backbone of my team. Seagull should probably be taught some kind of more powerful Water-type move alongside Strom, considering they're both stuck in their ways with Water Gun. Strom has evolved into a Swampert, but he hasn't really seen a lot of action recently in favor of grinding up Pearl and Megalodon.

I feel really awkward because Emerald's been kind of a cakewalk thus far. My biggest challenge to date has been Brawly, and that's just because I needed two or three tries to perfect my battle plan against him. Thanks to my abusively-liberal usage of the turbo function, I've already got half the badges. Quick note because I didn't mention it last time: my character name is Vann. It's 'water' or 'sea', IIRC, in one of the northern European languages. Strom has since evolved into a Marshtomp. He's taken a bit of a backseat as of late, something that was made readily apparent to me in the fight against Flannery, as her Torkoal surprise-KO'ed him with an Overheat. He performed admirably before that, though; he had just finished off a female Camerupt who had Charmed him by spraying her with his muddy shooty-goo. As of my last save, he's Level 28. GeorgLopez has since evolved into a Lombre. Although he had to pretty-much sit out the Lavaridge gym, I did manage to grind him up to around Lv. 27 in the paths to and from Fallarbor. I'm still kind of on the fence about jamming that somehow-naturally-evolved sombrero on his head sooner rather than later (mainly due to the fact that Lombre learns Hydro Pump at Lv. 49 while Ludicolo learns nothing after its evolution), but I figure that instead of giving Surf to Strom, I'll just let Strom learn Muddy Water and give Georg Surf... so now, the second I can get a Leaf Stone, it's Taco Duck Time. Merrill the (Azu)Marill has also evolved, and is also around that same general 27ish area. Nothing much to report aside from him pretty much being my best Pokemon, type-coverage wise thus far. Seagull the Wingull is a Pelipper now, and I can take him even less seriously than I did before. It's probably due solely to his influence that I was able to put Brawly away. I'm thinking I'm gonna have to do a bit of grinding - and so help me God I'm gonna get one of the rods and a Wailmer before next update - but I think I might be in the clear for the time being.

I think just by the virtue of being badass enough to bite an Onix to 'death', your Rattata is now the top percentage of all Rattata.

Okay, so Update #1: I'm on my way to Rustboro, but I've already gotten a basic team already of Water-types. Strom, the Mudkip. He's Level 10 right now, and the only remnant of my (very) short-lived plan to name all of my Pokemon after terms associated with water. GeorgLopez, the Lotad. Also Level 10, and the beginning of my "don't give a crap, only if they're funny" naming scheme. For those that don't recognize it, it's a Game Grumps reference. Merrill, the Marill. Level 7 as of my save. Seagull, the Wingull, Level 4.

Well, at least there's no Fire-type Gym Leader in Johto... and by the time you hit Kanto, you might be able to have gotten something capable of surviving a few hits from Blaine. I mean, you'll have to survive Falkner and Bugsy first, but they're probably nothing that a bit of grinding won't be able to breeze through.

I was kind of 'blegh' about being assigned such a 'basic' type at first... but I really like the idea of a Water-type team now that I've looked at the kind of Pokemon have that typing in Hoenn. The best thing? I've finally got a reason to get a Ludicolo.

I'll play through Emerald.