And the weekend it's over, and with it, the holidays here in Spain.
I spent a good chunk of the weekend with all my other presents. Prepared some collections on my RG351p wich i partially filled, got up to the second half of the book my sis gave me for christmas and started building the Metal World model kit my bro in law gave me for the three wise men day. Of course, i still played the games i chose for this weekend, and this is what came from them:
Super Mario RPG Remake
Went through Bowser's castle and battled Exor. Back when i played it emulated on PC and later on the Wii VC, Exor was a roadblock because i couldn't him him with the Geno whirl (his battle is a pain in the ass), but this time i nailed the timing after two unsuccesful tries! It was, however, less climatic than i expected (had a huge rush though) and went through the Weapon world/dimension until right before fighting Smithy (or at least that's what the game is making me think. Already cleared the factory aside of the last battle wich i started but... the cats demanded bed time)
I'm expecting to finish the game before the wednesday. Looking forward to it.
Pokémon: SoulSilver version
I finally went beyond Mr. Pokémon's house and reached Violet city, i played both at daytime and nightime and catched enough 'mons to concoct not only a full team, but also got additional critters for rotation. It was, mostly, a route 31 grindfest, but once my team was ready... HOOOOOOOOOOOOH BOI
When my team reached an average level of 10, i went to the Violet Gym and
bulldozed through the mob trainers up to Falkner, who gave me some trouble with his Pidgeotto (the nerve of him!)
Once the gym was crushed alongside everyone's hopes and dreams, this is the team i was left with:
- DobleDrill the Kakuna (lv 9) - I caught her only to fill the pokédex, but she turned to be one hell of a poisoner. Since not a single Pokémon in the whole Violet Gym knew Flying type attacks until Falkner's Pidgeotto, this evil looking cocoon over here survived every battle enough time to poison the hell out of those airbone Rattatas. The unsung MVP of the party so far.
- PyroMouse the Cindaquil (lv 11) - Chose her as my starter and isn't doing so bad - low defenses aside - Official sadist of the team, hitting Critical Hits like they're going out of style. I think i'm having a high luck run because holy shit. Sacrificed herself agaisnt the oversized chicken, trying to burn it to a crisp. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten, little mouse.
- Plushette the Sentret (lv. 10) - Look, i love Sentret and Furret, i gave her the chance to scratch some Pidgeys, but i don't know how tf she reached level 10. Didn't do much in the gym, but her help was priceless during grinding.
- WiseOwl the HootHoot (lv. 8) - Failed every single Hypnosis he threw during the gym after putting half of the Route 31 to sleep. I'm this close to switch him for a Zubat, that's how much he pissed me off.
- Emeth the Geodude (lv. 10) - "You will find a very useful Pokémon agaisnt Falkner in the dark cave" I mean... Yes, he could take hits like a champ, but at level 10 he still hasn't learned Rock Throw, so his role was to tank attacks and, honestly, be a bit of a hidrance. Your head is on the chopping block, dude... (who i'm i kidding, he's literally a head!)
- GrassKlown the Bellsprout (lv. 8) - The grass critter that made me wish i picked Chikorita for the 9th time. Seriously, this thing is made of glass wtf?
Aside of these, i have a Ghastly and a Zubat waiting to be picked from the PC, and most likely Ghastly is making it to the team as soon as i evolve DobleDrill. GrassKlown is staying... for now, but i plan to replace him as soon as i get better option. For now, almost the whole team is provisional, but we'll see.
Objectives for this week: Reach Azalea town and throw some rocks at Bugsy. That would be it. For now.
And, in general, this week i plan on making a list of backlog games i want to finish this year. Horizon: Zero Dawn and Tears of the Kingdom are already selected, but i don't think i'll pick up more open world games for now. Aside of that, nothing else.