This week I wasn't sure what to write about actually...since I
finished my current project, the Thai Smashbook, I haven't really been
working on anything else crafting-wise. I'm still in the process of
editing the video too so I couldn't post that like I'd planned either
:x But then I realised, even with going to Download festival, I have
been focussed on something else: my 3DS and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire!
Yep, I love games, who doesn't, right? I'm not really very good at
them though so I wouldn't really call myself a 'gamer', more of a
handheld player ;p I don't know what it is, but unless the game is
super simple I'm just not good at proper console games (I'm super excited for
backwards compatibility for 360 games on the Xbox One though so I can
play Viva Pinata again XD). My favourite console is nearly always by
Nintendo, though I have flirted with the Playstation hendhelds on and
off ;p And my favourite franchise? Pokémon!
I got Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for Christmas 2014 but didn't start
playing it till January, where I had a few weeks stint battling the
first four or so gym leaders. Even though this game is a remake of the
original Pokémon Sapphire, I played it so long ago that I didn't
really remember the storyline and it feels like a whole new game, with lots of new features as well as
the fun of playing with old pokémon I haven't had a chance to battle
with in a long time- like my starter Mudkip, who I named Liek ;p After
a few weeks though I got distracted and put it down for a while.
I next picked it up when we went on our mini holiday to Wales, where I
had a bit of time to play as we sat around relaxing in the late
evening and had no reception on our phones! I managed to get through a
couple more gym leaders while I was there and bring down a couple of
dens of the bad guys, Team Aqua. Aren't I good? ;p I think this game
is even more set for younger kids that previous games though as in
times when I would've normally found it difficult and had to
slog train to beat gyms or get through certain parts of the game, I
just breezed through as all my pokémon gained large amounts of
experience from the Exp. Share and my attacks seem to pull even more
critical hits that ever before. It's played on my mind that it makes
things a little too easy but at the same time I've enjoyed being able
to get on with the story rather than having to spend hours in the grass
battling low levels to raise my stats.
I put the game down for a while around the time Dad got back, but over
Download I took it with me again, as I remembered again that phone
signal around there is terrible for me too XD I had a good couple of
nights while everyone was asleep battling and taking out the last
couple of gyms and discovering all the new features they'd put into
the game. On our last day of Download I was so absorbed in the game
that I even played it all the way there as Face drove, something I
usually make sure I do as per tradition! I was battling the Elite Four
but didn't get to complete the game until I got home the next day.
It was a struggle, my team did it! We beat the champion and got to
go into a second story arc which (without too many spoilers) allowed me
to go on to save the pokéworld (again) and catch a couple of
legendaries, woop! I even managed to save my masterball, though at this
point I'm not really sure what for ;p
So that was as far as I got up to yesterday, my team is getting
stronger and stronger and even though I've now completed the second
story arc there's still stuff to do, the proffessor gave me a
Chikorita earlier so he's got to be trained and I've still got to fill
up my pokédex, and I've got to go on this ferry to see what the story
behind that is!
Sorry I wasn't crafting this week, but if you want to see more
game reviews like this let me know!
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