Well, it was an... unexpectedly harsh weekend. Not only busy as fuck, but also a bit fucked up on a personal level. Let's just say i wasn't able to focus very much on the gaming side of things, and i played stuff that, mostly, didn't force me to think.
Let's start with
Pokémon Fire Leaf
When the weekend started, i was ready to set sail from Cinnabar, destroy some swimmers' hopes and dreams and challenge the Viridian Gym, and so i did, but i rotated some of my Pokémon before doing so. Also, i stopped at home to say hi to mom. Always call or pay a visit to your mom, fami! She worries a lot about you and your 'mons.
After i beat Giovanni and definitely jettisoned the TRash directly into the sun from Kanto, i got the mighty EARTHQUAKE TM, multiplied it and proceed to teach it to every 'mon in my rotation box that could learn it. As a side comment, i've always had a soft spot for game series' Giovanni and feel like they didn't explore him at all, like, he gives kind of a grey morality feel? Viridian Gym Giovanni and even Sylph Giovanni gives a less merciless feeling than his useless goons.
That said! As i intended, i flew to the Power Plant and, after spending some time grinding there, i went directly to catch Zapdos, who then proceeded to break 1 fucking 50 Ultraballs - my Wii U Gamepad was in serious danger here, i swear - wich prompted me to do a Jesus Christ and multiply - in this case create it, too - my Master Ball to catch the anatomically impossible thunder bird. I had no patience this weekend, sorry.
I saved after catching Zapdos, and this is my team at the moment:
- PiroDoggo the Arcanine (lv. 37) - Tucked him into the PC before challenging the Cinnabar Gym, so he's a bit underleveled, but was mighty useful at the Power Plant, and even raised a couple of levels while grinding there. His moveset hasn't almost changed aside of teaching him Flamethrower.
- FARFI the Farfetch'd (lv. 40) - Great help in the battle agaisnt Giovanni, not so much after that. He was able dance enough times to sweep the floor with anything Rock type.
- ElPreparao the Nidoking (lv. 38) - He was there at Sylph, and had to be there at Viridian. His horn was the bane of everything that Giovanni threw at him, but with the risk of being hit by a super effective Ground attack. Still the dangerous mofo he's always been, and now knows Earthquake, so he's potentially deadly.
- Blasto the Blastoise (lv. 39) - Just like ElPreparao, he just had to be there. Call me crazy, but i didn't use him as much as i should because i wanted the battle to be
EPIC, so i had to show some restraint. Still, he took out Giovi's flagship Pokémon, and was taught Earthquake as a result. I also caved in and teached him Surf, so he's significantly more lethal now.
- GoofyDraco the Dragonair (lv. 37) - I put her in the team to fight Giovi, but i shouldn't have to. Why? you may be asking: Well, because this genius of a trainer she has didn't remember she doesn't know any Ice Type or Water Type attack, so her role was limited to a couple of Thunder Waves. At least she didn't faint this time.
- ToFeo the Electabuzz (lv. 39) - I rescued him from the PC to catch Zapdos, and it was a good idea. He was fast enough to paralyze the anatomically impossible bird right at the first turn, buuuuuuuuuuuut he got a critical Drill Peck afterwards, and fainted miserably, he didn't even had time to put on a Light Screen.
So, what do i do now? Now it's time for wild grinding before Victory Road! That's right, my rotation box ranges between lv 20 and lv 38 so it's time to mindlessly grind until they're all ready to face the Victory Road, no matter wich ones i pick for the endeavor. I have no plans after that.
As a second game, i picked up
Cyberpunk 2077 but didn't go too far. I started a quest, then Panam called me in the middle of said quest, left it to help Panam and now i'm stuck trying to enter undetected the base of a heavily armed Nomad clan to rescue some asshole, and then shit hit the fan and i stopped being able to think properly for the rest of the weekend, so i'm still stuck there, waiting. Maybe i'll try to get out of that mess through the week.
And as for the side dishes, i played
Forza Motorsport almost exclusively. I've fallen in love with the driving model and i'm enjoying the game more than i'm willing to admit. Sucks that it doesn't have a Gran Turismo style of progression, but at least it's not Asetto Corsa. Even tried the online! Just one race though.
And that was my weekend. Temps are going down through the week (if the weather forecast is to be believed) so i have some comfy bed gaming coming. Objectives for the week are to grind my Pokémon to exhaustion, complete the rescue in Cyberpunk somehow and... i dunno, get myself back on my feet one way or another.
Hope you guys have had a great week'nd!
) this game really has my attention, it's very engaging in a lot of ways I enjoy. Tank controls, dialogue boxes, and three hit kills for the fucking win my friends!
