Super Picnic Club 03 | Open World

Super Picnic Club 03 | Open World

Episode 003 of Super Picnic Club! We revisit how this may have been the first time someone has played an open-world game. We talk about how "hiding" information can lead to a good experience or a poor experience. We start to talk about Team Star here, but I think revisiting how this is the first open-world Pokémon game was important!

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Super Picnic Club 02 | Five Titans

Super Picnic Club 02 | Five Titans

Episode 002 of Super Picnic Club! We tackled the Titan storyline first. While we don't talk about what happens after the first five Titans, we talk about which order we did and the overall world they dropped us into. This episodes also leans into if the open world is to hard or easy to explore and these Titans are in charge of more mobility for the overall game.

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530 Team Star, Klawf, and More Details on Scarlet & Violet

530 Team Star, Klawf, and More Details on Scarlet & Violet

A brand new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer dropped and we talk about the new Pokémon, Team Star, new characters and if that bus/car is a Pokémon itself. We talk about the new Champion of the region, other champions, the "open world" of the region, level scaling, and the new "Let's Go" feature that the trailer skipped over. There are also a few distributions in Pokémon Sword and Shield we talk about, as well as, the Snom Raid event.

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516 LECHONK & More Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Talk!

516 LECHONK & More Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Talk!

Five new Pokémon shown in the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet trailer this past week. This will be the first game with two professors and the first "open-world" Pokémon game too. We talk about everything shown in that 3 minute trailer from top to bottom! If we missed anything, we'll circle back next week to cover it!

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498 First Impressions: Pokémon Legends Arceus

498 First Impressions: Pokémon Legends Arceus

We do not talk about any story progression after the Kleavor fight! Will, Greg, and Steve talk about the ups and downs of Pokémon Legends! We talk about graphics, the Noble fights, the "open world" part of the game. From the opening story to the changes to the battle system, we cram a lot in this 2 hour episode about the new direction of the series.

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