Zero Punctuation: Pokémon Is For Lunatics

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Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

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I can’t say I’m all that surprised at Yahtzee’s take on the Pokémon franchise. Of course, it’s not his kind of game, but still.

I know I tried Pokémon back in the day, on original Game Boy. Not my style — although turn-based combat (like in old Final Fantasies) is fine by me. I just don’t think I have the urge to… you know, catch ‘em all.