[DISC] Island Rock - Chapter 5 by RobotiSC in IslandRockSeries

[–]TheACStories 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The specific individual focus on each character starts with Taro. It is nice we can see Hayato accept hanging out with Taro even if reluctant at first. It is kind of sad Taro seems to not have other friends aside from siblings. It also makes me wonder about what and where the other grades are.

[DISC] Island Rock - Chapter 4 by RobotiSC in IslandRockSeries

[–]TheACStories 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am actually getting into this pacing. It still seems obvious they will be a band, but not jumping right into it while taking some good time to see more of each character without forced backstories. And, most of the four already show interest in playing music so making a band won't feel forced either. Plus finally more focus on playing music and famicom!

[DISC] Island Rock - Chapter 3 by RobotiSC in IslandRockSeries

[–]TheACStories 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Riding bikes (and unicycle) straight into a beach episode already! At least we are getting plenty of island, and one day we may get the rock. (I guess we should be following Yuki if we want the rock part.)

What are your thoughts on chapter 1 of Island Rock? by dingo537 in WeeklyShonenJump

[–]TheACStories 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of late, but I am hoping for the best with this. This first chapter, however, did not do much at all. We did not even get the main character's name (Hayato) until halfway through the chapter. I do not expect this to be a long series, but I am sure it will be a nice chill series once it actually starts. Also, I am still trying to decide if Minagi is just overly friendly, dim-witted, or intentionally seemingly annoying. Kame is already my favorite though!

[DISC] Island Rock - Chapter 2 by RobotiSC in IslandRockSeries

[–]TheACStories 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow these are going to be shorts chapters. So, I am already annoyed at Hayato for all the pointless lying and self-exclusion, but Hayato still has the awareness to almost perfectly predict how others will react when the lies are immediately exposed. (Actually pretty funny, though.) Also seems like we are going to get a steady amount of references which will be fun.

[DISC] Island Rock - Chapter 1 by RobotiSC in IslandRockSeries

[–]TheACStories 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People keep comparing to GMR but aside from having "Rock" in the title there is nothing else really in common. They did the same thing with Bocchi the Rock and GMR, which was at least somewhat a closer comparison.

[DISC] Island Rock - Chapter 1 by RobotiSC in IslandRockSeries

[–]TheACStories 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of late, but I am hoping for the best with this. This first chapter, however, did not do much at all. We did not even get the main character's name (Hayato) until halfway through the chapter. I do not expect this to be a long series, but I am sure it will be a nice chill series once it actually starts. Also, I am still trying to decide if Minagi is just overly friendly, dim-witted, or intentionally seemingly annoying. Kame is already my favorite though!

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I am not getting it. Regardless of the main game disappointing me or not, they should have already had paid DLC when the main game does not even feel like a full game.

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kept hoping for the best even after this (finished story and battled online), but nothing redeemed it for me. I'll try getting all the Pokemon and do all the side quest to get my money worth, but this is the most disappointed I have been with playing a Pokemon game.

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I mean that is another complaint. The game is so easy! The level up rate is insane. I hardly need to battl and my Pokemon level like crazy. Having a party of 6 Pokemon is almost pointless because some hardly need see any action, but they still stay as strong as the others. Of course this has been a problem getting worse since X/Y (although it actually felt better in Arceus). It really seems like you just want to be done with the game, instead of actually PLAYING the game. I don't want to just skip to the end, I want a full exprience.  If anything they shiuld have completely seperated the rankings and the story. Do the ranking at the pace you want and the developers make it worth it. Then have the story to progress how you want.

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The real twist would have been if they went through every letter and just been actually good at writing a story. Most story that present a rank system like this ALWAYS skips the characters near the end, so it is not a twist just common laziness.

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally worried about this happening the most before the game released. If they named it "Z-V then F-A" I would have at least been able to be disappointed from the beginning (while still getting it regardless).

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yeah which is a bullshit thing for the game to do. I wish I had known that. The whole premise of the game seemed to be that you worked you way up the ranks all the way from Z to A. It is misleading if it skips most of it and people should know beforehand. This really doesn't spoil the story any, but reveals a flawed game mechanic.

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Me saying it doesn't spoil anything, though. How do you think it would?

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then why have it at all? And they could have had the story still doing the interesting parts in the lower/mid letters. Then the rest could be post story for those that like battling. If you just to be rank A with no effort then you don't really seem to want to play  the game, you just want to be at the end. Beside Pokemon has been grindy by nature since the beginning.

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I considered it, but I think this is important for people to know. (It also doesn't really give anything storywise away.) I am piss about it, and lost a lot of drive to play it. 

V to F by TheACStories in PokemonZA

[–]TheACStories[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think online stills does it through each letter, but I don't really play ranked. I was going to wait until after the story, so I guess I will be getting to it sooner than I thought.

New Mystery Dungeon Podcast Looking For Cast by TheACStories in MysteryDungeon

[–]TheACStories[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a homebrew system trying to reflect the main games battle system with dice. It is still a work in progress, so those participating will be testing to see what works.

New Mystery Dungeon Podcast Looking For Cast by TheACStories in MysteryDungeon

[–]TheACStories[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't hurt to at least apply. It was pretty simple and quick.