The PokéPals are back! Steve, Vin, and Ampy chat about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's initial hype, what they liked and didn't like, and their hopes for the franchise's future. Spoilers abound!

[00:00] Intro

[01:30] The initial reveal

[05:00] Pre-release announcements

[10:30] Ed Sheeran ...?!

[13:55] Terastallization -- Great for marketing?

[16:15] Customization -- Everybody is going to school

[20:30] Expectations?

[21:55] We dodged the leaks

[23:55] How did we start our Treasure Hunt?

[28:40] What did this game do well?

[31:15] Favorite story arcs?

[38:45] Quality of life improvements

[40:15] We (mostly) like how these raids got amped up

[46:15] What did it not do so well?

[49:00] Oh boy, that graphical performance

[52:10] Oh boy, those menus

[55:30] The pacing: could we really play how we wanted to?

[59:00] Oh no, the end game

[1:06:35] They tossed out some options

[1:11:11] Is it interesting going to school in-game?

[1:15:20] Are these towns exciting?

[1:20:15] Those bangin' tunes

[1:25:00] Which Pokemon did we like?

[1:30:50] Which Pokemon did we NOT like?

[1:35:55] Paldea sure has a lot of these kinds/types of Pokemon

[1:37:45] Which Pokemon teams did we settle on?

[1:43:55] How about those Paldean forms?

[1:47:55] Did we experience any insane glitches?

[1:54:20] Would we still have preferred this over the usual Pokémon experience?

[1:56:55] Do you think this game gives us any idea what to expect for future generations?

[1:59:45] Why play this if you've done other Pokémon games?

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