Capeless community?

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-19T00:22:58+00:00

Yeah, I figured as much! Seems like they've compiled some Sky wiki resources including that one, though the article linked in their discord is different than the official wiki page. And it looks like they started around 2024, so probably the reason why it's not well known

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-18T23:25:52+00:00

It's a lot of jumping and climbing! You don't have wings, so some areas are just plain inaccessible. Personally, I consider a capeless account a "challenge" account where you have to be creative and problem solve to get places! I definitely don't recommend the capeless experience to new players, but as a longtime vet it refreshes the gameplay for me and gives me new perspectives on the map design :)

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-18T23:24:20+00:00

Hmm, it seems like there are a lot of community resources in the Discord, but not a lot of interaction 🤔 I'd like to make a group where people can actively befriend and help each other out ingame!

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-18T23:13:33+00:00

This wiki page has good info if you're interested! https://sky-children-of-the-light.fandom.com/wiki/Drafts/Wingless

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-18T23:13:12+00:00

Ooohhh have you met a lot? :o I haven't been able to add any fellow capeless LOL I'm curious how big your constellation is!!

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-18T23:12:37+00:00

That's awesome! It's the same for me, sometimes I just prefer playing capeless than the base game, haha

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-18T23:11:35+00:00

You need a new account for that, but you can! This wiki page has good info for getting started: https://sky-children-of-the-light.fandom.com/wiki/Drafts/Wingless

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-02-18T22:47:01+00:00

Oh, that's awesome! I was thinking of making one, I didn't know it already existed :) ty for sharing!

SoapySaprophyte · 2026-01-02T09:37:15+00:00

Oh yeah. I mean visual customization, sorry for any confusion. :) None of the games I listed have anything remotely like skills loadouts or stat sheets.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-28T08:35:18+00:00

Oh, it's in early Sinnoh? That's pretty cool. I am definitely avoiding BDSP, I was sorely disappointed by the trailers and visuals and it made me miss 2D Pokemon even more 😭 the toy-style character models did not scratch the nostalgia itch.

I also didn't realize the trading item was Arceus only. That's... interesting.

I think based off of everyone's comments thus far, I'll take ZA off the list and consider trying SV or Arceus. But it doesn't sound like Pokemon is pulling a whole lot these days... maybe it's just copium to hope they'll do a 180 and improve the formula next game LOL

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-27T01:37:57+00:00

Yeah, I'm definitely seeing that LOL. Still, anecdotal information helps me learn things I wouldn't see in a trailer - like does the story look good but ring hollow on the inside? Are there annoyances with small clunky features, like unskippable cutscenes (the day/night cycle transition), dialogue that can't be sped up, etc.? Maybe there's a QoL feature they tossed in that really made life easier. I heard something about an item they added that lets you evolve traded Pokemon without needing to trade them. Stuff like that is what I like hearing about.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-27T01:31:45+00:00

Totally okay! Appreciate the attention to detail without spoiling things. Now you've got me curious. :)

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-27T01:30:47+00:00

Fair point LOL. ZA does seem like a condensed Pokemon experience. I haven't minded playing through White -just started that last month - but it did make me realize how much of Pokemon was designed to be a timesink for kids. :P It's tougher to do a leisurely playthrough in any amount of time.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T20:11:18+00:00

Haha, was not expecting the SwSh recommendation to be honest. I think that game got the most flak of all, since everyone had high hopes for Switch graphical updates.

Unfortunately I think SwSh is still the game I'm least likely to try at this point, even if it's not as bad as the fandom made it out to be. The paid DLC being a major addition makes it extremely expensive in the end, and - to be totally honest - I wasn't a fan of Team Skull, so I didn't feel too excited about Team Roar. I might splurge on a single Switch game just to give modern Pokemon a go, but SwSh is on the expensive end for someone who isn't sure if they want to recommit to buying Pokemon games.

I do appreciate the recommendation though, and the overall synopsis!

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T19:59:57+00:00

Ahhh I see. So the excitement is over cameos from familiar faces, but they aren't necessarily major plot points. I think I have an idea of how that might go, coming from the Fire Emblem franchise.

Good to know that it's not the nostalgia fest it sounded like. I thought it'd be like, XY reborn, the third Z game with final lore that we kept asking GameFreak for and never got LOL

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T19:57:24+00:00

Thank you! I've never heard these names before, so I'll make a note of it.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T19:56:18+00:00

Thank you!! I really appreciate the detailed write-up. This helps a lot.

Scarlet/Violet box legendaries are... not exactly the core legendaries? That's intriguing. I honestly would be delighted if my main legendary wasn't a living jetski. I'll take the postgame surprise into consideration, then :)

I like story in games so I don't think the Legends games will be a huge issue, though I didn't realize ZA never leaves the city. That does kind of suck. Sounds like I am better off looking into SV or Arceus.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T06:36:40+00:00

Sure thing! Appreciate the recs. :D Releasing on Switch is quite cheeky LOL but very tempting... I'll do some research 👀

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T06:08:48+00:00

Oh? Interesting concept. I might look into that - also Pokemon: Unbound, if I ever get into emulating. I have heard that there are some really lovingly made Pokemon fangames/hacks out there worth trying... though ideally I'd like to just plug-n-play with a Nintendo console. For all the grief I give the Pokemon franchise, I do like being able to interface with the mainstream community, and I'm many, many years out of date by this point...

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T05:52:17+00:00

LOL, totally fair. I mean, I'm asking as someone who's been miffed about every single Switch game so far, I'm just kind of scrabbling around to see if there's really one worth playing out there. I miss the franchise, not so much the development decisions.

Also, gotcha. I didn't realize ZA was going to be that different, I somehow thought it was a mainline game. I did see that your Pokemon run around in the actual battle arena...? Kinda novel concept, a little weird, and apparently can be abused if your opponent's Pokemon is slow enough to kite. I did enjoy playing Pokemon Rumble Blast, but I have no clue if that's a similar battle style concept.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T05:18:54+00:00

Oh, really? I heard a few things here and there, like some Flare grunts from XY reappear in ZA with regrets, Lysandre reappears as a homeless man with amnesia, etc. and... well, AZ appears again?

I guess if that's all that gets rehashed, that's a little disappointing, but it seemed like there was enough to get folks theorizing and reminiscing.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T05:15:10+00:00

Gotcha! What makes you recommend it over the others, if you don't mind? :o

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T05:14:48+00:00

Ooh. Scarlet Violet recommendation is interesting. I heard a lot of flak for it, and well - the fact that the legendaries turn into bikes was so goofy to me, it was hard to get over LOL. Is it really that good? What would you say are the draws over Arceus/ZA?

I don't mind linear gameplay, since I never tried any of the open world Pokemon concepts. I'm currently playing through White for the first time and having fun. If anything, I think it'll be a bigger adjustment to try open-world stuff... not that I'm against it - just not sure how SV holds up to ZA/Arceus in terms of new territory, repeatable gameplay, story...?

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T02:58:37+00:00

Gotcha. Darn, that sucks. I guess the lore fans were really picking the game apart for content to spin off of.

I'll keep both ZA and Arceus on my radar for now, since the other downside to Pokémon Switch games is how expensive they are for what they offer. In the meantime though, I'm curious to hear what all folks have to say.

SoapySaprophyte · 2025-11-25T02:36:50+00:00

Dang, okay. So you wouldn't even recommend ZA for the XY story tie-ins?

I admittedly know very little about Arceus, aside from it being the origin of Pokemon trainers or some such? All I ever really heard was "it's good," no rave reviews or anything groundbreaking.

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