PB: SitBC. Ep 1: Adventures of a Reanimated Trainer and A New Beginning
So, what say we start this?
I will be playing a used copy of Pokemon Black. From what I can tell, whomever owned the game before me probably was not really able to get into the game. The previous trainer, a girl named "Krystal", has five badges, and her box has 32 Pokemon in it. Nothing is nicknamed at all except for a deerling named "Bambi", not even her starter was named. That's okay, I can give these poor dears a new home, or release into the wild the ones I can't use.
I don't know exactly where in the game the trainer was, except that she was in a cave full of blue crackling crystals and scientists presumably studying the same. The next town in line is Mistralton. I know it's next, because on the way out, I encounter N, the nominal antagonist of this game. He spouts confusing hypocritical gibberish that I mostly scan through because I'm not ready to examine his motivations yet, but I have to battle him to get to the Pokecenter, so I get to be floored as N keeps stepping onto the battle screen to continue his monolog. Apparently, talking a lot is this boy's thing.
So, at this point I need to restart the game so I can get this train on the tracks. Sadly, trying to select "Start New Game" gets me a warning that since there's already a save file, I can't save anything. Well, crap. There's no instructions on how to completely start over, but I have been told that there is a way, so I poke at Bulbapedia until I find it. Up + B + Select. Oh good. Delete all data? Yes. Are you sure? Yes. "Deleting saved data. Don't turn off the power" No, wouldn't want to do that, might damage my save data.
I have 45 minutes before work, so lets have a look at the beginning of the game. The title screen shows a glowing white dragon against a black background, but this is what the box art is, so moving on. The idle screen shows a pale, white-haired man getting crowned by... Agahnim from Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past? He's got a cybernetic eye, but he also has the Seven Sages. Hm. The white haired man randomly remembers being a boy, traveling with a huge red Pokemon while wearing a Rubik's Cube on a chain around his neck, and then the Crown descends. Le Roi est mort, viva le roi!
Hopes! Dreams! Discoveries! Adventures await! YOU and YOUR POKEMON!"
Right on. Lets do this.
Right away, as dictated by ancient tradition, I am greeted by Professor Juniper, a lovely-seeming lady who quickly tries to bring up to speed the people who have been returned from being a hermit since 1997 and decided the first thing they want to do is play a Pokemon game. The world is inhabited by mysterious creatures called Pokemon! They have Mysterious powers! They come in many mysterious shapes! They live all over the mysterious place! Despite being Mysterious, Humans and Pokemon live in harmony, helping each other to overcome obstacles. Pokemon cockfighting is a popular passtime which deepens the bond between Pokemon and their trainers.
Also per ancient tradition, Professor Juniper has a hard time distinguishing between male and female humans. Must be all that focus on pokemon biology. I am presented with two avatars: A cute girl wearing a biker vest, tank top and daisy-duke shorts with a wild plume of hair coming out of her ballcap; and a boy wearing a blue windbreaker, black jeans and a pokemon logo trucker hat. I find it interesting that the boy gets to cover his limbs while the girl eschews sleeves on any garment.
As cute as the girl is, "Jeremy" is an odd name for her and I like the boy's design too anyway. According to Bulbapedia, the canon name of the female PC is Hilda, and the male PC is Hilbert. Oof. I can't in good conscience let the boy be named that. so I tell the professor that I am, in fact a boy, and hope she does not ask for proof. She then introduces me to my "Two best friends!" The first is a boy with black slacks, a blue bomber jacket, glasses, idiot hair, and a pensive pose, named Cheren. "He can be a little difficult, but he's a very honest person". The second is an excited looking girl in a white, shin-length skirt, an orange sweater-vest over a white blouse, and a green beret. Her clothing is practically prudish compared to Hilda, but even from her tiny pixel avatar can I tell that she has big tits and wide, child-bearing hips.
I'm okay with this.
This girl is Bianca. "She's a little flighty, but she works very hard."
The Professor promises us our first Pokemon, payment being listening to a speech about how important the bond between trainer and pokemon is and the great adventures we will have together. But the promise must be redeemed in person, so we flash to Jeremy's bedroom, where he and Cheren are hanging out, wondering where Bianca is so that they can pick their Pokemon. Bianca bursts in apologizing for being late. Well, at least I didn't oversleep this time. Cheren upbraids her for her tardiness and the past is put behind, as we turn to the comically oversized gift box and pick our Pokemon. I choose Oshawott, Bianca wants Tepig, leaving Cheren with Snivy, which he grumbles about but admits he wanted anyway.
Bianca insists on having a battle, but I have to go to work so I close my DS and put this aside for later. Interestingly, I have not been given the option to name my starter yet.
ALSO! I almost forgot! I want to welcome anyone who dropped by on reccommendation of xyzzysqrl. I can only hope to be half as entertaining as him, but please feel free to comment now, or anytime my prattling on inspires you to do so!
I will be playing a used copy of Pokemon Black. From what I can tell, whomever owned the game before me probably was not really able to get into the game. The previous trainer, a girl named "Krystal", has five badges, and her box has 32 Pokemon in it. Nothing is nicknamed at all except for a deerling named "Bambi", not even her starter was named. That's okay, I can give these poor dears a new home, or release into the wild the ones I can't use.
I don't know exactly where in the game the trainer was, except that she was in a cave full of blue crackling crystals and scientists presumably studying the same. The next town in line is Mistralton. I know it's next, because on the way out, I encounter N, the nominal antagonist of this game. He spouts confusing hypocritical gibberish that I mostly scan through because I'm not ready to examine his motivations yet, but I have to battle him to get to the Pokecenter, so I get to be floored as N keeps stepping onto the battle screen to continue his monolog. Apparently, talking a lot is this boy's thing.
So, at this point I need to restart the game so I can get this train on the tracks. Sadly, trying to select "Start New Game" gets me a warning that since there's already a save file, I can't save anything. Well, crap. There's no instructions on how to completely start over, but I have been told that there is a way, so I poke at Bulbapedia until I find it. Up + B + Select. Oh good. Delete all data? Yes. Are you sure? Yes. "Deleting saved data. Don't turn off the power" No, wouldn't want to do that, might damage my save data.
I have 45 minutes before work, so lets have a look at the beginning of the game. The title screen shows a glowing white dragon against a black background, but this is what the box art is, so moving on. The idle screen shows a pale, white-haired man getting crowned by... Agahnim from Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past? He's got a cybernetic eye, but he also has the Seven Sages. Hm. The white haired man randomly remembers being a boy, traveling with a huge red Pokemon while wearing a Rubik's Cube on a chain around his neck, and then the Crown descends. Le Roi est mort, viva le roi!
Hopes! Dreams! Discoveries! Adventures await! YOU and YOUR POKEMON!"
Right on. Lets do this.
Right away, as dictated by ancient tradition, I am greeted by Professor Juniper, a lovely-seeming lady who quickly tries to bring up to speed the people who have been returned from being a hermit since 1997 and decided the first thing they want to do is play a Pokemon game. The world is inhabited by mysterious creatures called Pokemon! They have Mysterious powers! They come in many mysterious shapes! They live all over the mysterious place! Despite being Mysterious, Humans and Pokemon live in harmony, helping each other to overcome obstacles. Pokemon cockfighting is a popular passtime which deepens the bond between Pokemon and their trainers.
Also per ancient tradition, Professor Juniper has a hard time distinguishing between male and female humans. Must be all that focus on pokemon biology. I am presented with two avatars: A cute girl wearing a biker vest, tank top and daisy-duke shorts with a wild plume of hair coming out of her ballcap; and a boy wearing a blue windbreaker, black jeans and a pokemon logo trucker hat. I find it interesting that the boy gets to cover his limbs while the girl eschews sleeves on any garment.
As cute as the girl is, "Jeremy" is an odd name for her and I like the boy's design too anyway. According to Bulbapedia, the canon name of the female PC is Hilda, and the male PC is Hilbert. Oof. I can't in good conscience let the boy be named that. so I tell the professor that I am, in fact a boy, and hope she does not ask for proof. She then introduces me to my "Two best friends!" The first is a boy with black slacks, a blue bomber jacket, glasses, idiot hair, and a pensive pose, named Cheren. "He can be a little difficult, but he's a very honest person". The second is an excited looking girl in a white, shin-length skirt, an orange sweater-vest over a white blouse, and a green beret. Her clothing is practically prudish compared to Hilda, but even from her tiny pixel avatar can I tell that she has big tits and wide, child-bearing hips.
I'm okay with this.
This girl is Bianca. "She's a little flighty, but she works very hard."
The Professor promises us our first Pokemon, payment being listening to a speech about how important the bond between trainer and pokemon is and the great adventures we will have together. But the promise must be redeemed in person, so we flash to Jeremy's bedroom, where he and Cheren are hanging out, wondering where Bianca is so that they can pick their Pokemon. Bianca bursts in apologizing for being late. Well, at least I didn't oversleep this time. Cheren upbraids her for her tardiness and the past is put behind, as we turn to the comically oversized gift box and pick our Pokemon. I choose Oshawott, Bianca wants Tepig, leaving Cheren with Snivy, which he grumbles about but admits he wanted anyway.
Bianca insists on having a battle, but I have to go to work so I close my DS and put this aside for later. Interestingly, I have not been given the option to name my starter yet.
ALSO! I almost forgot! I want to welcome anyone who dropped by on reccommendation of xyzzysqrl. I can only hope to be half as entertaining as him, but please feel free to comment now, or anytime my prattling on inspires you to do so!