For Your Consideration: Raticate With No Teeth

The other night, I was playing Pokémon Crystal in bed, when I came upon a Raticate. Looking upon his angry, buck-toothed visage, I began to wonder what this creature might look like absent its most defining feature. Thereupon, I took to Adobe Photoshop and created the grim vision you see before you now. Bereft of its enamel weapons, it yawps endlessly into the void. Its … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Raticate With No Teeth

Please Let Me Change My Trainer Photo in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

When you first boot up Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the game has you choose your starting character from a small pool of generic presets. This has been true of almost all mainline Pokémon games going back to the first choice between “Boy” and “Girl” in Pokémon Crystal. Even the more recent releases have chosen not to implement a more robust, custom character creator that one might … Continue reading Please Let Me Change My Trainer Photo in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

It looks like Breath of the Wild

The Pokémon Company shared previews of their upcoming releases in celebration of their iconic series of games’ 25th anniversary this past Friday, and one announcement in particular has taken the internet, and especially the games press, by storm. Set up as the event’s biggest announcement, Pokémon Legends: Arceus was shown at an early stage of development and billed as both a departure from the mainline … Continue reading It looks like Breath of the Wild