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NITPICK ZONE II: Pokemon Rejuvenation; tw: Reborn fangames
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Topic Started: Jul 4 2015, 10:53 PM (1,557 Views)
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Jackal
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Jul 4 2015, 10:53 PM
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Come and Take It - Temple Tsundere
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Decades Ago ...
Did you know that Pokemon Reborn has a FANGAME?

I'm not shitting you, it really does.
I say Fangame, but I'll be honest when I say that Pokemon Rejuvenation is more like a game "inspired by" Pokemon Reborn, a fangame I am well-acquainted with by unfortunate circumstance. That of course means it is undoubtedly much of the same as Reborn, and as you will see in the upcoming update this is, in fact, the case. Scouted out by the League Scout Amaria (no relation), the protagonist, child of Unova popstar Yancy from B/W2, is moving the Aevium region to start a new life. But, the Aevium region is a total shithole! Does protagonist Aevis (this is the actual name for the white boy protag, I shit you not) have bad enough dude credentials to save the region?
Probably!
It's my understanding that Rejuvenation has all the same caveats as Reborn - shithole region, eighteen gyms, field effects, that soft level cap, and so on - with even more things, like Gym Leaders having access to a special move only they can use. Beyond that, I know [radio edit]-all about this game, much like how I know [radio edit]-all about Reborn. Should be good times all around. As for why I'm here, I've hit a weird bug in Reborn where I can't progress to a certain area without the game freezing up and not letting me move; since this game's like Reborn, it'll be our substitute until I can be arsed to fix it.
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Jul 4 2015, 10:54 PM
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Let's just wait and see what happens.
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Jesus Christ How Horrifying™
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Jul 4 2015, 11:01 PM
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You are literally a masochist
I say this 100% seriously
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Jul 4 2015, 11:02 PM
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My servants never die
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my body is ready but seriously, wtf that prologue
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Jackal
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Jul 4 2015, 11:32 PM
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Come and Take It - Temple Tsundere
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Pokemon Rejuvenation Report-001: TRIPLE TENTACLE ACTION
S.S. Oceana  NOOP NOOP THE DOOP-A-BOOP There's a standard "Welcome to the World of Pokemon!" shit at the beginning after you watch a little girl get sacrificed to the Poke-God, but since I assume most of you don't give a shit we'll skip over it. We're now officially registered for the Aevium league as Aevis; I feel the need to mention that the white girl protag is named Aevia, the black girl Aria, and the black boy Axel. So, you know, A is a recurring letter here. Remember, A is for Amethyst, whose cult of personality is far-reaching and infinite.  To Rejuvenation's credit, it doesn't start you in the shit like its predecessor does; no, we're on the leisurely S.S. Oceana with our mom. There's gonna be a grand feast and everything soon. How nice! Let's go talk to mom. "When I first became a trainer, that process lasted at least an hour! Isn't it nice to have a whole new beginning in life? It's incredible that just moving your location can change everything. I know you didn' t want to leave Unova...but..." "But now that we have a few minutes before the grand feast... why don't you go speak to the captain? He's an old friend of your grandpa. He also used to be an extremely powerful trainer in his day! Maybe he could teach you a few things?" Alright, whatever, mom. By the way, so...I should mention that the person on the title screen who introduces us to the world of Aevium mentions that the place is kind of a shithole (though not in those exact words), so...Does our mom just not know this, or what? You can go onto the decks of the S.S. Oceana, but that's about it; the game does try to railroad you to the captain. There's nothing of value on the eastern deck, but the western deck...  "If not, I'd appreciate it if you would go on with your business. Don't wander too far off."Spooky! Anyway the Captain lives on the upper quarters of the ship.  "My name is Augustus Briney. I am the captain of this ship. Your mother's father was one of my good friends. I want to welcome you both to the Aevium region. The Aevium region is home to many powerful trainers. The Avium region does things a bit differently than other regions."Hm, this is actually pretty normal so far. Maybe the prologue was just a bit off?  *something exploding in the background*   I SPOKE TOO SOON Au: "Now just hold on a second! I've never seen you aboard this ship before! Who are you?" ??: "No time for chatter."   The dude leaves, and the ship explodes. "It seems as though I am stuck here...(cough)...Please go find your mother...and...get off this wretched ship. Don't worry about me. I've been in tougher situations."Well, we made it about five minutes. I guess that's a start. He dies, for the record. You leave the room, there's a thump noise, a death cry, and you can't get back in.  And upon heading back to the cabins, we see that we've entered hentai territory. Just what my Yancy doujin fantasies have always needed! Speaking of mom, let's go check on her.  Mom's not here. Where could she be?   There we go, the storage room! Surely that's a safe haven from the Kraken we seem to have angered. The storage room's just south of the stairs up, and our friends are there! Hopefully all three are still alive-  NOT COLIN THOSE [radio edit]ERS Anyway what's in that door?  "You're going to shipwreck it!" ??: "Yeah, uh-huh. I believe that the ship is already a wreck, don't you agree? There isn't any hope for this ship anyways. So, uh, why don't you just stop being stubborn and just come with me?" It's mom!  MADAME X, OBVIOUSLY A MYSTERIOUS PERSON Na: "I'm not going anywhere with you! Now where is my child?! You said you took them here!" ??: "Yeah, right, see that was just a lie to get you to follow me. ...But it looks like I wasn't entirely lying."   Mom's Sylveon gets one-shot, presumably because it's fighting something with a base stat total in the 600s. She's got one more Pokemon, but apparently it's special or something because she can't use it here.  "But I'm offering you a free luxurious ride off the Xen ship. You get first class, aka the storage closet." Na: "..." ??: "Did you know? The Team Xen storage closet has space for two. Oh, and look. It's ready for a mother/child party."    My dreams are coming true! Aevis is not a bad enough dude to save his mom, though.  "Time to start Operation, get their ass back here." We head for the deck, but-  Apparently there's three Deoxyses now! Deoxy? I don't know anymore!    But we've got cover in the form of TALONFLAME TALONFLAME, [radio edit] YEAH   Rejuvenation loves this fade to black tactic, by the way, this is the second time they [radio edit]ing use it (the first being in the prologue). Anyway Talonflame takes us to the Pier, where:   "Is this a survivor, Talonflame? ...I see, so this is a survivor from S.S. Oceana. I was flying over the ship when I saw smaller Team Xen ships catching up behind it."A new friend! Tesla gives us the score: "Anyways, enough about Team Xen. Are you hurt? Were you alone on that ship? ...You were coming here with your mother, and she was taken by Team Xen? Well this is a sticky situation, isn't it? After I'm done looking for survivors, I'll notify the authorities on what happened." "You'll need a Pokemon if you want to make it in this region."  Tesla heads off to the direction of the S.S. Oceana, leaving us with our next move: Get a Pokemon!
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leaf
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Jul 5 2015, 12:37 AM
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As if playing the future champion of the pokemon league wasn't enough, now you're a freaking chosen one.
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Gilgamesh
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Jul 5 2015, 02:14 AM
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I didn't know you wanted Yancy tentacle porn.
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Jul 5 2015, 03:20 AM
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dess dess dess dess dess
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THE HAPPENING
[radio edit] yeah talonflame
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Jul 5 2015, 09:05 AM
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- Jul 4 2015, 11:01 PM
You are literally a masochist
I say this 100% seriously
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Jul 6 2015, 05:27 PM
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Somebody
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Why would you do this to yourself?
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Jul 6 2015, 07:19 PM
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has no style
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The question is where is the Peeko?
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Jackal
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Jul 6 2015, 10:45 PM
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Come and Take It - Temple Tsundere
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Pokemon Rejuvenation Report-002: Gearen Up
Gearen City/Grand Hall  The fun starts at Oceana Pier and never [radio edit]ing stops, man.  I assume these are supposed to be, like, advertisements? I'd call it a nice touch, if I gave a shit. Too bad I don't. If you look around Oceana Pier, you'll find a few assorted items hidden in objects like Reborn; as it is with that game, it's mostly low-end X Items and healers. To that end, you might as well keep moving.   I'm not sure what Gearen City is supposed to look like, but it's telling that I immediately assumed the whole place would be one big city like Reborn is.    The game pretty predictably railroads you to the starter area. "What took you so long to get here? Listen, don't worry about it. A lot of people are usually late to these things anyway. Anyways, meet me up ahead so that we can get things started!"  This place has obvious parallels to the Grand Hall in Reborn, but with less grimdark, believe it or not. Let's go- "I'm sorry about that. Excuse me."s u s p i c i o u s You don't learn who this is at all, so there's nothing to do but march up northwards.   "I am the head scientist of this establishment."Am: "Yes yes, we got that professor. You know how eager trainers are to finally get their starter Pokemon! Don't make them wait any longer!" Je: "Er, you may be right, Amaria. I don't think kids are that interested in stuff I do anyways." Wow, Amaria is kind of a bitch.  "-trainers. Unfortunately, you will only be able to take one out of all the Pokemon that are currently inside."Well, alright then!  what I can't have Kalos starters? I'm quitting.    Your starter choices are separated by area and outside of Pokeballs, because we're special. That Oshawott is really problematic, by the way, since as you can see it is nigh incapable of sitting still and if it boxes you in up near the fire or water areas you have a problem on your hands.  Just like I did in Reborn, I'm picking a starter I didn't use before. Unlike Reborn, however, I've caught on and I'm picking a fire-type starter because that's clearly what they wanted you to in that game. I've not used a Chimchar, so this'll be interesting, at least. Can't be worse than Chikorita. "-things for the world!"Am: "...Jenner you say some of the weirdest things sometimes... Anyways, so Aevis, you may have a Pokemon but tha doesn't mean jack in the real world. If you want to be the best then you'll have to show the world what you've got!"     whaaaaaaaaaaaaat they get kalos starters? so unfair I win this fight by virtue of it being a baby easy fight.  "That should get you started for the first few rounds here in the city. But I should get going. I have other things I gotta attend to."Amaria leaves us after giving us that. I'm guessing that she might be one of our rivals? I wouldn't bet on it, but...  Meanwhile, Jenner has something for us to do.  Oh, that's- Wait. Wait a minute. Melia? Like, this Melia? The one that's in our Aevis's sig? The Aevis that has the same name as the canon name for the male protagonist in this game? Aevis, own up. Did you make this game? Are you a closet Reborn fan? anyway... "She has become such a good trainer that she's in the process of becoming a gym leader. Anyways, enough about that, I wanted to ask if you could-"  And then a new guy shows up. Je: "Oh, Ren, excellent! Results?" Re: "To tell you the truth, I don't have much results. To get further in the cave you need surf [sic], and...Well, obviously I'm still a rookie, and I don't have access to surf yet." Je: "Oh, well that's a shame, I guess." I have several questions.  Je: "Aevis, Ren is my assistant. He helps me with studies dealing with Pokemon habitat and characteristics." Re: "Anyways, Professor, if that's all I need to get going. I promised some friends I'd hang with them after I reported to you." Je: "Alright, fair enough. You're dismissed."   Well, that's easy enough. It's better than in Reborn where they really just kinda dump you down without anything resembling a clue, like it's some 90's RPG. He also grants us the Running Shoes and Pokegear, as well as the Pokedex. Let's get ready to-  Have another fight, I guess. "She actually went to a place called Gearen Sewers. Obviously, it's the sewers that reside in Gearen. That's a nice tip I gave you, ain't it? Unfortunately that tip isn't free. It costs one battle!"  That's the face of a trustworthy person. Definitely trustworthy. Anyway it should go without saying that I win this baby rival fight too. "-win next time! Anyway, I'd bring you to the sewers myself, but I think it'd be better if you explored the city on your own."This FINALLY lets us get out and explore the city.
Gearen City Exploration  Here's a map of Aevium. Rejuvenation's even less polished than Reborn is, so I'm not surprised at how incomplete this map looks.   pfftahahahahahahaahahaha He's got a level three Bellsprout and a level three Bidoof. Hardcore Trainer, my ass. Gearen City appears to be a rectangular borough. It's fairly big and winding, but most all its paths are open unlike in Reborn, so it's not TOO much of a pain to get around.  Also here's a plot house!    Fun fact; in high school HGSS had come out so I had the Pokewalker with me like all the other shitnerds in high school that I knew. I had it on the bus and my childhood friend was sitting next to me; she saw I had a Koffing in the Pokewalker and she reacted poorly and I was like "wow I'm glad I let Aaron date you now" even though I hadn't seen him since like the second grade because I'm pretty sure he moved but I couldn't really find a reason to hate him for stepping on my childhood friend because he was pretty much unhateable. Anyway back to our original story. Ve: "I'm not putting it down!" ??: "Veronica, did you just call me a bitch? I am your mother, how dare you!" There's the sound of something getting punched or hit in the background. This happens twice, then:  "Don't come back until you learned some manners!"  It's about this point she notices us and instead of going "who the [radio edit] are you" apologizes for no reason. "Did you hear all of that nonsense in the back? Don't worry, this is a common thing. I get locked out at least once a day. Contrary to what my mother called me, I prefer to be called Venam." "It's pronounced "Venum" by the way."I screencapped this to prove it was actually said.  What? Really? Game, come on. "Anyways, I don't have time to have a gym battle with you right now. I'm going to go hang out with friends first." Veronica Venam, we've literally just met. Like, literally just met.    Veronica walks off after this to go next door. I assume this is the plot hook, but until then I need to explore the rest of this city, maybe get some Pokemon.   Holla holla!   Even the Pokemon Centers are edgy in this game. The wild selection is actually surprisingly good here; fumbling around outside the Pokemon Center/big building to the east will turn up Paras, Purrloin, Noibat, and [radio edit]ing MURKROW of all things. They are level five at minimum - this game might end up being shit but holy [radio edit] they actually did something RIGHT, at least.  Back in the west is another trainer near the No Pokemon gate. She's got an Azurill and a Patrat at level 4 each.    A montage of Pokemon catching areas. These areas have Poochyenas and Oddishes in addition to the eastern area's Purrloins. I assume this game uses a Day/Night cycle like Reborn, so I dunno what shows up in the day. Still, the selection so far is amazing.  Pokemarts are still shit, though. Dunno what this thing is, but something tells me I'm not affording it anytime soon.  The train is up in the northwest, but it's been...broken all day? Wait, was that sketchy dude telling the truth? What the shit?  Also here's the gym. I WONDER WHAT TYPE THIS IS GONNA BE, GUYS  obligatory team pic. Kinda wish I'd had a different name for Oddish, but oh well
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Hoofs
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Jul 7 2015, 01:07 AM
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dess dess dess dess dess
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"Meh I don't wanna fight you but maybe we can get drunk together in a questionable location"
best gym leader, obviously
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Jul 7 2015, 01:34 AM
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- Jackal
- Jul 6 2015, 10:45 PM
stepping on my childhood friend what
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Jul 7 2015, 01:39 AM
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Sound the horn and call the cry: "How many of them can we make die?"
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- Gilgamesh
- Jul 7 2015, 01:34 AM
- Jackal
- Jul 6 2015, 10:45 PM
stepping on my childhood friend
what I'm not sure what happened here either.
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Jul 7 2015, 01:48 AM
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Come and Take It - Temple Tsundere
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I don't like it when people step on my friends
also this literally just happened
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Jul 7 2015, 03:15 AM
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>unhateable
who are you
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Jul 7 2015, 06:09 AM
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Crimson Leaf Vermillion
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- Jul 7 2015, 01:48 AM
also this literally just happened  So uh, think you might not supposed to be there yet?
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Jul 7 2015, 07:36 AM
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has no style
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He's warped back to Saffron.
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Jul 7 2015, 06:10 PM
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Odyssey, ya see~ Odyssey, ya see~
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- HyrulianJedi
- Jul 5 2015, 09:05 AM
- Gilgamesh
- Jul 4 2015, 11:01 PM
You are literally a masochist
I say this 100% seriously
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