Developers VulpesDraconis Posted September 4, 2016 Developers Share Posted September 4, 2016 So as you can probably tell from the title, I've had an account here for a while, but since I'm more of a lurker than anything I never made an intro post. I'm 19, I live in England, and I like video games (especially platformers and RPGs with fantasy elements), music (pretty much any genre), anime/manga (again, with fantasy elements), and dragons. I'm currently studying a game design course at uni, so maybe someday I'll get to work on an official Pokémon game, doing amazing things such as changing the hairstyle of a single sprite because for some reason there needs to be an extra spike in the western release. Looking at you, RSE Cooltrainer sprite. I found Pokémon Reborn last July, when I for some reason decided that browsing the video game nightmare fuel page on TVTropes at midnight was a good idea. The nightmare fuel page for Reborn was listed under the main Pokémon link. I looked through all the pages, and I found it interesting enough to try and proceeded to get hooked. I then realised I should have learned from my midnight terror escapades when I decided to go through Shade's gym for the first time at midnight and was so freaked out I forgot to save when I reached him and, being the stingy moneygrubber I am, I reset when he wiped the floor with me and had to go through the gym again. I'd actually lost interest in the Pokémon franchise around when X and Y came out after being a huge fan since I got Yellow in 2002, so it kind of feels like my love of Pokémon was reborn (get it? ...I'm so sorry) when I played this game. It's also gotten me more interested in fangames in general, since before this I think the only one I tried to play was called Pokémon Twilight or something. It crashed every time I opened it. I've started playing five other fangames since I beat Reborn's current episode, but I've only completed one so far. Now to go back to lurking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krim Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to Reborn, although I guess I'm a bit late if you've been here a year already. I too have a love for dragons, if it wasn't apparent. Ever tried Fire Emblem? I feel like you'd enjoy it with your taste in games. And yeah Shade's gym is spooky XD freaked me out a bit my first time in there, although that was quite a while ago. Anyways, you've stuck around this long so I hope you continue to enjoy your stay here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers VulpesDraconis Posted September 4, 2016 Author Developers Share Posted September 4, 2016 Thanks, fellow dragon lover Fire Emblem's on my list of games to try out. I'm normally hesitant to try games with permadeath, since I feel extremely guilty if a character dies because of stupid choices on my part, and likely I'd either reset a million times or just stop playing, but from what I've heard some of the games let you turn that off, so I'll probably start off with one of those until I get the hang of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krim Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Ah permadeath. Yeah it's a turnoff for some people, but you get used to it after a while. Awakening and Fates on 3DS are the only English ones where you can turn it off. Personally I like to start people off with Sacred Stones on the gba though, since it's very easy compared to the rest of the series and it keeps a lot of core mechanics intact so it will be easier to hop to other games than it would be from, say, Fates. It's also easy to emulate so money isn't a concern when getting into it. Which game to start on is up to you though. Let me know when you start playing and I can help out if you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers VulpesDraconis Posted September 4, 2016 Author Developers Share Posted September 4, 2016 I might have to start with that one then. Thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Mods Dreamy Posted September 4, 2016 Global Mods Share Posted September 4, 2016 I'm far from a Fire Emblem veteran but I found hard/casual on Awakening was a nice balance with no permadeath (I'm the same with permadeath, for me it basically means if any unit dies its a game over/reset because I don't want to lose anyone, which can therefore make it somewhat tedious.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurorix Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Ahem, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZedW Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to Reborn. Awakening is probably another good starting point for Fire Emblem. It's probably easier to find in stores, you can turn off permadeath, and the game isn't too difficult although this is coming from someone who's been playing for years now so YMMV on the last one. Anyways good luck with Reborn/Fire Emblem/whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy who doesn't post Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to the club. I know how you feel. I was a lurker too. And now I still lurk and only occasionally post things that I agree with. Oh well. Play Awakening for sure. Then I'd probably recommend playing Fates afterwards. Or you can just play Fates. Either way, they're pretty fun games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudeStyle Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to Reborn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugruf Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to Reborn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to Reborn! Here are your complimentary cute animal gifs~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEL Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Ohey, your name is familiar to me! I wonder why that is~ ..Jkjk, I've seen you on tumblr c: I don't wanna think about how many things ended up on my to read/watch/play list because of TVTropes, so I get ya there. Though... I don't think I ever really checked the entry for Reborn out past the info text? Thanks for the reminder. Welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hycrox Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Welcome to Reborn, now you'll never know what'll come through that door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers VulpesDraconis Posted September 4, 2016 Author Developers Share Posted September 4, 2016 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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