But I digress. (You caught me, I only said that so I could feel like Blathers from Animal Crossing. I may begin asking you to turn over your fossils and fish later on. Just a heads up.)
At first I thought it would be worthwhile to do some sort of self-introduction, but the more I think about it, the more I realize the best way for you doodz to get to know me is just through my future updates.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
So, I'll start things off right now by discussing E3, which is, as I'm sure some of you are aware, the single greatest week of the year. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, E3 stands for Electronic Entertainment Expo, and it's the largest video game tradeshow of the year. Essentially, it's a massive celebration of everything that I care about, with the climax (for me) being Nintendo's press conference. I'll discuss some of my personal highlights:
Announcement of the 3DS: Seriously, this thing has the potential to be even bigger than its predecessor, if such a thing even bears contemplating. Touch Screen? Check. 3D screen? Check. Graphics that rival the Wii? On a handheld? Check. Announcement of Zelda, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Nintendogs, Star Fox, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest, Resident Evil, and pretty much every game you could want for the thing? HOLY EFFING CHECK.
Announcement of the new Zelda: This is a shoe-in for almost all "Best of E3" lists, regardless of who you talk to." Before I saw Skyward Sword, I had two main wishes. 1) That it's art style would be more in the line of Wind Waker than Twilight Princess, and 2) It would change the venerable formula of "Dungeon-->Weapon-->Boss-->Overworld quest, wash, rinse, repeat." Miraculously, it seems like both my wishes came true.
Kirby's Epic Yarn: A Kirby game? Yes please. A Kirby game that appears entirely made out of yarn that somehow manages to make Kirby even more adorable than he already is? DAY 1, INTERNET, DAY 1.
There are dozens and dozens of other E3 factoids I could spend the better part of a week discussing, but I'll spare you, since there's more I wish to cover.
PLEASE LET ME SHOW YOU THEM
Inanities beat me to the punch with her Pokemon teams, but not to be outdone, I'd like to go through a team of my own.
When I started competitive Pokemon, I realized that my first goal would simply be raising a fairly well balanced, competitive team of my favorite critters, before I inevitably got sucked into crafting teams with strategy solely in mind. So, here it is:
Lead: Crobat. You know you're talking to some sort of freak when their favorite real life animal is a bat. Perhaps I say too much. Nonetheless, Crobat is a solid lead, and using its speed alongside moves like Brave Bird and Super Fang can leave a dent in even the bulkiest Pokemon it finds itself up against.
Physical Sweeper: Arcanine. Yeah, yeah, I know, Arcanine is vastly outclassed by many other Pokemon as a heavy hitter, but are any of them as awesome looking as Arcanine? Or as loyal? Yeah, I thought not.
Mixed Sweeper: Kingdra. Dang, but I love this thing. With its Swift Swim ability and carrying Rain Dance, get prepared to be hit hard and fast. Regardless of whether you're physically bulky or specially bulky, Kingdra's prepared.
Special Sweeper: Magnezone. One of the few electric types that actually appeals to me, Magnezone occupies a valuable position on my team. It has phenomenal typing that lend it resistances to 13 of the 17 types, and the use of Magnet Rise alleviates its ground type weakness.
Bulk: Umbreon. My single favorite Pokemon in existence, and a considerable threat, too. With my Cursebreon set, I find I am fairly capable of withstanding almost anything that gets thrown at me while taking my time and setting up the Curses I need to decimate the opposition.
Physical Tank: Dusknoir. Awww, yeah. Who doesn't want a big beefy ghost like this on their team? While quite a heavy hitter on his own, I find that the synergy between Dusknoir and Umbreon is not a force to be trifled with. If Umbreon is about to faint, I simply Baton Pass into Dusknoir, who is able to utilize Curse's benefits just as well as Umbreon. Dusknoir's Attack and Defense skyrocket, and the decrease in Speed is not a bother in the least. What's that? Dusknoir is going to attack second? THIS ISN'T NEWS.
Well, I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to those of you who stayed with me to the very end. That's right, all two of you. Now, if you'll excuse me, my poodle is making retching sounds, which means he may have found my Sour Patch Kids again. Until next time!
~Intrigue
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