June 9, 2015 - Another PSMD Trailer
It was the best one yet.
Just kidding, although there hasn't yet been a bad one, per se. However, I will say that something in it disappointed me. I'll put it into perspective with a quote from my defense of Gates to Infinity...
"But don't think I'm calling the Explorers games (or even the Rescue Team games) bad games. However, I will call them really damn annoying to play most of the time. Now, I know stuff like the Hunger mechanic is a part of the Roguelike genre. In that case, I guess I just don't like that genre as much as I thought I would.
Thank goodness for the removal of that feature (except for within some of the DLC dungeons and post-game dungeons I never visit anyway). That alone earns Gates to Infinity great favor from me."
Well, I'm sad to say that has been all but confirmed to return. But what was confirmed in the trailer was something else I feared the return of. The personality quiz is back.
So, in summation, the two features that held back both of Gates's predecessors (yes, I know there was a PMD series that didn't make it out of Japan) in my eyes have returned. It's not looking like PSMD will be my new favorite, but I will still not say anything for certain. If anything, this trailer elicited a quiet, headshaking "damn it all" reaction from me. Still, it does make me sad to see that after Chunsoft was on the right track by taking those mechanics out, they're going back to reinstating them.
Now, on an unrelated side note, I've decided on a schedule for my current story "Planes of Existence." Since I'm done writing the first major story arc, I will be submitting a new chapter every Friday. And I will resume that schedule once I get the next arc finished.
Two last questions: 1. any guesses as to what I'll be doing on my second anniversary here?
2. Since all the starters (and Pikachu and Riolu) are available as hero and partner, what are you wanting your hero and partner to be?