Recent content by Stratelier

Yeah, it's a stock HP15-BA088NR (not exactly a new model) running current Firefox version (125.0.3, 64-bit) on current Windows 10 (22H2 19045.4412). I actually need to work on my other laptop (which has slightly better specs and the RAM was definitely easier to access to upgrade from 4 -> 16...

I have to ask, at what point did Bulbapedia start rendering ads (especially video ads) in articles? I am now almost afraid to access it for any reason -- and not because of the ads per se. See, I am currently using a laptop with 4GB of RAM so I have to be mindful just what I'm trying to run on...

After weeks of training and level-grinding, it's time to see what waits for my team at the Elite Four in Platinum. The team: * Staraptor, Milotic, Luxray, Infernape, Lucario, Umbreon And while Cynthia's reputation precedes her, I'm in the dark with regards to the rest. Elite Four 1 - type...

Yes, add one more recommendation for Cassette Beasts. Battles are typically 2v2, the AP system means the first turn of battle is necessarily low-power moves (or setups). Type interactions aren't NEARLY as powerful (in damage) as in Pokemon and are valued more for their wide variety of...

Training my team in Platinum for the Sinnoh Elite Four, I absolutely miss the teamwide experience of later generations because leveling up is SLOW. I want to train up a Pachirisu for its Pickup ability (aka: free Rare Candies on occasion) but I also need the raw EXP.... In the meantime, I knew...

Decided to make some progress in Detective Pikachu Returns (having finished watching a LP of the first game). Pikachu being detained sure feels like a lengthy development in the story. The game just swapped me back to Pikachu for Night 2 where apparently we're on the hunt for, if not evidence...

Decided to pick Pokemon Platinum back up and see what condition I left my save in.... Turns out the last thing I did was trade my "A-team" over to HeartGold (for reasons I can't be entirely certain of, given it's been several years), so of course I needed to charge up a second 3DS to trade them...

Not much to say about Gems of War: Switch had a "Guild Wars" event scheduled (scheduled in advance) this week only for it to immediately reveal why they canceled it on other platforms until (at minimum) the next client update -- something about the reworked PVP (from the current client update)...

That was unironically my most hype announcement in the Direct. MHS2 is ... fine, definitely better mechanically, but MHS1 had that charm of striking new ground for the series.

I was able to successfully play Monster Hunter World on "an HP laptop" (a 2.2Ghz 4-core) ... that is, assuming you (the player) can abide by an average <5 frames per second (and, because it's apparently below the game engine's minimum framerate, massive actual slowdown). On the other hand, if...

Picked up a few demos to try. Indie game The Pedestrian was nice, and I attempted the new Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown only to immediately uninstall that one on principle of not supporting offline play. Okay, I understand that a distinct "demo build" is some extra workload for a...

Picked up Gato Roboto last night on an eShop sale. Beat it in about 3 hours, missing only a few pickups here and there. The playthrough had a lot of highlights, with my only real gripe being that it has little to no (immediate) replay value. Which, for an indie title, shouldn't actually be a...

I recently started the DLC -- apparently the bulk of its assets were a mandatory game update and purchasing the DLC just gives you the unlock token internally, but whatevs. It WAS a little strange for Clavell to call and notify me about the Indigo Disk portion not five minutes into the field...

Litten is a cute design (albeit not as cute as Sprigatito) and was my favorite starter of its region -- though the whole family loses a few respect points for that evolution from Torracat to Incineroar. If they ever make a regional variant for Incineroar.... Speaking of which: Hisuian Typhlosion

In Pokemon Unite, I completed all the goals to unlock Meowscarada. There was also a Christmas present for a free Unite License unlock (mostly starter Pokemon but also includes launch exclusive Zeraora, which I already have) so I picked Dodrio. In Pokemon Scarlet, now that the DLC is fully...