Korey

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Terry and his unit made their way through the forest on their way to Mount Mortar. The forest was almost a welcome escape from the nightmare they had just experienced earlier. The sun was setting on the route, and the warm glow on the tree line made the leaves shimmer with a white light. The air had become cool, almost chilling. Hoothoot were signaling the end of the day with their song. Terry could see their red eyes illuminating the shadows of the forest. But, despite all the beauty of the surroundings, Terry was uneasy. Moving with such a large group of refugees was already dangerous, but it was even moreso with moving the injured. Terry saw a few of the Pokemon Center workers treating the critically wounded and could see a familiar face among them. She met his eyes with a strained look in her eyes. She smiled, as if to ease any worries that Terry had about being able to protect them. [B]"Don't worry, we'll get you out safely." "Yeah, I know."[/B] Terry returned her smile and then looked in the crowd of refugees. While tired and weathered, you couldn't tell that they just had their city destroyed. Some of them had been joking and the majority of them were smiling. Maybe it was the fact that they escaped alive, or perhaps it was the prospect of finding solace in the mountain range of Mt. Mortar. But the safegaurded feeling didn't last long. Terry heard shuffling in the area around him. [B]"EVERYONE GET DOWN!" [/B] As the group hit the forest foor, Poison Sting needles flew over their heads. Terry looked to see a fluttering group of Beedrill in the distance. Ambush was always the biggest obstacle to escape, but with the injured, the group's pace was at a crawl. It would be child's play to surround them and ambush them. But why was the League attacking injured and helpless civilians? This was it. The kid gloves had come off. Terry yelled out in anger as he charged head first into the stream of Poison Stings. A few grazed his shoulder. Terry picked a Pokeball from his belt and threw it. [B]"Scizor! Use quick Attack"[/B] [B]"HISSSSSS" [/B]Scizor bellowed as he burst from the ball. As Scizor launched his attack, he seemed to dissapear into thin air. Terry watched as swarms of Beedrill fell in droves. Scizor returned to his master as Terry fell to one knee. A few of the poison needles had found a home in Terry's arm and he had finally begun to feel the effects. [B]"SIR!" [/B]Terry's unit, in the confusion following the attack, had finally caught up with him. [B]"He don't look good, Keslowski." "We have to get some help!" "But there's League trainers crawling all over." "You keep em busy while I get him outta here."[/B] [B]"OH YEAH! NOW YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE!" [/B]Schultz said with a smile. He released his Rhydon and made the ground tremble with an Earthquake. Terry faded in and out of consciousness as Keslowski dragged him back towards the group. [B]"Don't worry, sir. We'll get ya patched up in no time."[/B] [B]"Why?" [/B]Terry muttered quietly. [B]"What?" "Why do they have to do it?" " I don't know sir, but we have to stop them." "Yeah." [/B]Terry said as he passed out. It was a race against time. Beedrill stings could be dangerous to Pokemon, but to humans it was more dangerous. Left untreated, a sting from a Beedrill could kill an adult human in less than 2 hours. Keslowski rushed his leader back to the camp, where Terry was immediately lifted onto a gurney and checked over by Nurse Joy. [B]"He got hit by some Poison Sting needles."[/B] [B]"Oh dear. We're running low on anti-venom. It's a good thing you brought him in now."[/B] Terry's surge had pushed back the ambush party, so the camp had been able to continue to move forward with the rest of Terry's unit. They slowly trekked towards Mt. Mortar as the ground shook underneath their feet. [B] "KEEP MOVIN! We'll make it there by midnight if we don't stop!" [/B]Keslowski yelled. ~~~ Terry awoke several hours later, feeling like he had got hit by a dynamicpunch from a Machamp. As he slowly opened his eyes, he saw the face of the girl from earlier. [B]"Oh good, you're ok. I was worried."[/B] she said with a smile [B]"Uhhnn. Is everyone ok?"[/B] [B]"Shouldn't you worry about yourself first, mister Hero? Not many people would charge [I]into[/I] a stream of poison needles."[/B] Terry mustered a smile. [B]"I've seen you around town before. Kendra, right?"[/B] [B]"Yeah. And you're Terry"[/B] she said with a laugh. [B]"I guess that someone has to worry about everyone,"[/B] she continued. [B]"That's what makes you a leader. I wish I was half as strong as you."[/B] Terry looked away with a dissastified look on his face. [B]"I'm not that strong. The tower fell and they overran the city."[/B] Kendra smiled and looked at a hole in the treeline. The moon had been shining brightly on the grove where the group was located at. [B]"There was nothing else you could do. I think that the fact that we saved so many lives is more important than Tin Tower. Ho-Oh will understand."[/B] Terry staggered to get back on his feet and almost fell getting off of the gurney. [B]"Hey! You shouldn't get be walking around so soon."[/B] [B] "I've got to.... protect everyone..."[/B] Terry stuttered as he stumbled towards the front of the group. Something had to be done about the League. They had attacked innocent, helpless people. This was beyond just trying to unite people under one order. The League wasn't making any distinction between civilians and soldiers. Everyone was a threat. And if left to their devices, no one would be safe. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='Kid_Notorious7447']I hope they have some new Street Fighter characters in there as well I like Ken and Ryu but can I get Yin or Yang maybe Sean or something different. Maybe Sean instead of Dan not like I'll miss Dan. I hope Gambit is still in he was one of my favorites as well as Jin I need both of them to return.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Yin and Yang? I hope you meant Yun and Yang. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Who's Mr. Maul again?:confused:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='rotlung']Anything new in terms of a battle system or is it sticking with the same format??? I'm sick of these fighting games cause if u played Steet Fighter 2 and had one or 2 of them main characters down u can pick up just about any of these fighting games years later and own. I had a friend who was big time into SF2 and beat that and MK all over. He hadn't played either in 4 or 5 years comes in on whatever fighting game we are playing and demolishes us and walks away....[/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Nothing's been announced as of yet. All we have right now is the teaser trailers. Now, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Marvel vs Capcom 2 was not one of those games where you could use SF 2 tactics and win. MVC2 had lots of strategies that involved things that weren't even seen in SF2 (wave dashing, air combos, pushblocking, tri-jumps, Delayed Hyper Combos, Snapbacks...etc etc etc). You're more than welcome to try and pick Ryu and HADOOOOKEN your way to victory, but I'll be too busy flying all over you with Sentinel and Magneto.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Right now I've been marathoning on [B]Super Street Fighter IV[/B] since I picked up the game. I like the new characters, but I still find myself picking Balrog because I know the most about him and he hasn't changed much, if at all from the first SFIV. Juri looks pretty promising right now, as does Cody and Guy. I think Hakan is pretty silly and Dudley is just not for me. Still haven't picked Makoto and Ibuki yet, so the jury's out on them :P I've also been playing [B]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[/B]. I just finished my first prestige ( I know, don't make fun of me) and I've been tinkering around and finding what kits I really like. I can't really put my finger on what Assault Rifle I want to use. I do well with the SCAR-H and the TAR-21, but I also get good results with the ACR and F2000. Then there's the FAMAS too...(see where this is going? lol) I'm thinking about starting [b]Battlefield: BAD Company 2's[/b] online and seeing how it compares to MW2. Everyone says it's better, but I need to compare for myself. Probably when SSFIV stops being fun. The game may never be touched... XD[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='Citric']http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/344/pokeballlifey.jpg[/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Citric, please try to avoid posting just images in your posts, as it doesn't necessarily lead to discussion. Thanks!:animesmil But, I agree with Chibi. I haven't really liked any of the Fire starters in R/S/E or D/P/Pt . Blaziken and Infernape just couldn't match the cool factor of Typholosion or Charizard.I found myself gravitating towards Sceptile and Empoleon more.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='Lilt']Wow! Thanks so much Ace! I had no idea that would work! I wanted to try out the GTS anyways. As for the second tip, are dragon type attacks strong against Ice?[/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Nope, dragon types have normal damage versus most types except for themselves. To offer a counter strategy, even if you teach a pokemon that can learn Icy Wind or Ice Punch, you can topple Clair. You can buy a TM of Ice Punch at the Pokemon Center in Goldenrod City.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Want to know who was the main character was in Final Fantasy 6 (It wasn't Kefka, sorry kids)? Need a suggestion for a couple of good games for your specific system? Need to make a quick call to the Otakuboards Geek Squad? Then this is the thread for you! :catgirl: No question is too mundane, but there are certain rules: 1) Make sure all questions pertain to the Arcade section (i.e. Gaming, Technology, Computers) 2) Try to be specific as possible when giving a question, to make it easier on the people who are responding to it. Ask away, Otaku Boarders ;D[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Also revealed: Chris Redfield! :D This is going to be another good year for fighting games. We had Tatsunoko vs Capcom, SSFIV, BlazBlue Continuum Shift, and now Marvel vs Capcom 3. I hope they keep most of the system from MVC2 intact.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='Goodbye, Face'][font=arial][size=1]I'm pretty willing to bet at this point that Pokemon is more popular around college students than it is with children. Children seem more concerned with what is a fad at the time, and the kids who were young enough to appreesh Pokemon when it was a fan are in college now. Having said that, I really wouldn't be surprised if one day they make a game where the main characters are like 18 or something. I also really want my gigantic Pokemon MMORPG with real time battles. I really don't understand why they haven't done this yet.[/font][/size][/QUOTE] [COLOR="Navy"] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"]That's such a half-truth, it's unfair. Diamond & Pearl really re-energized the series that had weathered the storm of playing second banana to Yu-Gi-Oh. Now there's a new slew of fans across all age groups that appreciate the game. Just because I was around when Pokemon came out doesn't mean that I appreciate it more than a 12 year old does. ;)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Man Game Freak really doesn't waste any time on these games, huh? What I've always secretly wanted was some sort of Pokemon game where you could explore all the worlds that are currently available (Kanto, Sinnoh, Johto and Hoenn) in one GIANT Pokemon experience. Of course, some Pokemon would be indigenous to certain places, but I think it'd be like a grand scale Pokemon game.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Hey Gavin, where's part two of the Nifty Fifty? :catgirl:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]I'd say if you want a good, deep RPG experience, then you have a choice between Twilight Princess and Suikoden 5. I recommend both games. But FFXII bored me to tears. And that's why I'm glad I rented it. Also, don't believe Ondore's lies.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='CaNz']i feel like dancing... [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/images/caramelldansen/image_top.gif[/url] lady gaga is so cool right now.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Don't let Gavin catch you doing that. ;)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='Sangome'][FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"][SIZE="1"]Y'know, I don't remember Victory Road being nearly this easy in the original games. Granted, it's been years since my first playthrough, but I feel like it was a lot harder...although I've always [i]loathed[/i] the Victory Roads in the games. I think the only one I ever liked was the original in R/B/Y, and that was 'cause it had Moltres. Although you [i]do[/i] get the added advantage of the running shoes this time around [provided you didn't just use the bike in the original, but that was before they had speeds], so that might have something to do with it. [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Victory Road was just annoying to me, because I kept running into random Pokemon encounters. Also, having to do all sorts of puzzles and so on made it just tedious. Don't you just love the remakes when they get all the perks of the original? I loved playing [B]Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes[/B] for that exact reason. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='Timber'][COLOR=Green][SIZE=1][FONT=Verdana]Snip~ [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]That's interesting, becuase with the different jobs within the Pokemon universe don't all focus on battling, as we all know. There's breeders, researchers, medical staff and even merchants that specialize in Pokemon and even use Pokemon to do their specific jobs. So, I think that Pokemon in this case are used for more than just battling, because certain moves in the Pokemon universe also help others. So if anything, Pokemon are like the appliances the Flintsones have in their house, imo.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='Sangome'][FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"][SIZE="1"]What about the Chansey family? Chansey and Blissy have really high Defense [and I assume Special Defense, too], [I]and[/I] are healers on top of that.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"]Chansey and Blissey are really tanks when it comes to versus battles, because a Blissey that can manage to Stockpile then Baton Pass makes your team pretty much invincible, even with mismatched types. But I'd only view Chansey as a support type Pokemon more than anything.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][COLOR="Navy"][SIZE="1"]EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH. STOP TELEPHONIN MEH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH EH Also, who directed that video? Looks like someone was trying to be Tarantino.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

[quote name='r2vq']To be honest I never learned Yun or Yang at all. I just wanted them in cause I choose game characters based on visual appeal :3 and since they have history with Chun Li before III (which is when IV takes place) there could be some story elements that could be taken advantage of (though come to think of it, the story really makes no sense of difference... and my memory is vague but did Yun or Yang cameo in Chun Li's cut scenes?) Either way, now that I'm reading Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki, I feel dissappointed there's no Elena. Especially since there's an Africa Level. I guess they just can't please me. lol -r2[/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Yeah I was just thinking about how Elena would be a cool addition to the SFIV cast. (and yes, Yun and Yang were in Chun-Li's opening cutscene in SFIV)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[quote name='taperson'][SIZE="1"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Ga ga, ooh la la.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [COLOR="Navy"][SIZE="1"][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]That video was absurdly long. They could have shaved 6 whole minutes off of that thing and I would have been happy.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]To be perfectally honest, I don't think either Yun or Yang fit into the SFIV system at all. They are cool characters as far as design goes, but I think the more cartoony/fast paced style of SFIII suits them better. A Yun that can't Genei-Jin is just....no. Hakan isn't that bad and not the worst design I've seen come out of Japan. Birdie in the Alpha series anyone? Anyone?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"]So, I saw a news story where someone got car-jacked at a cemetery....:animestun What is the world coming to?[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Just for this I'm making an av/ banner set of German stuff. Thanks you guys :rolleyes: Great job as always to all the people who did this. Shy and co, you have my official thumbs up! You guys are nifty too. Congrats to everyone who was nominated and who made it as the Nifty Fifty. Here's to another year of being nifty! Prost![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Welcome to all the new members! I hope to see you guys around the Arcade a bit more. (feel free to check out those other sections too ;) )[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="1"][COLOR="Navy"]Hmmmm, this is the thread where I brag and everyone hates on me....lol Currently I have in my possession: PS3 360 Wii PSP PS2 DS Lite My Laptop (with hoards of emulated games) Right now I believe the PSP is getting the most play, since our stuff hasn't arrived from shipping yet. Well, the PS2 has, but we don't have a house to deliver our stuff to, so it's just sitting in storage right now, heh. But I can't wait to have my own TV and play all the wonderful fighting games I own (Guilty Gear