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184 of 204 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another vote for the best title in the series!,
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Pokémon X (Video Game)
I won't bother by giving you a synopsis or details about the game that can be easily found in a general review. Instead I will list a few details why, even with only 20 or so hours into the game so far, that I believe that X and Y are the best installments in the series. In no particular order:
1) The boring guided intro is gone and you are almost immediately on your own catching Pokemon and exploring. 2) Many old favorites from generation I and other fan favorites are featured almost right from the beginning. This is in stark contrast with B & W, where only new unknown pokemon are featured initially. This should appeal to gamers who are fond of the first games from the 90's. 3) No more waiting for powerful pokemon in the late-game, formerly only really usable in post-game. I caught a Bagon by the second gym and that's only the tip of the iceberg. 4) Mega-evolutions bring interest back to fan-favorites, showing younger gamers the great pokemon they are not familiar with and, again, appealing to gamers who played the original games. 5) "Super Training" makes EV training (competitive training) fun, easy, fast, and accessible for anyone. You can fully EV-train pokemon in less than an hour, and undo it all with a special item, and redo it as you change your strategy. 6) Trainer customization and online features make this feel more like an RPG. 7) The shiny encounter odds are reasonable now. 8) Perfect IV pokemon are a few breeding steps away with the new "Friend Safari" and new breeding mechanics. 9) The graphics are stylized just like the anime now. It REALLY looks great. 10) Now that Game Freak has tweaked the game to be more reasonable, competitive pokemon can be trained in a reasonable time, therefore cheating/hacking is not even necessary (it is blocked for the foreseable future anyway). Now if I had to give it a few negative points: the 3D is only active in single battles and only certain parts of the overworld because the framerate is low when 3D is on and would probably become terrible with more action. The dialogue is still a bit childish and boring for the most part with bland side-characters. The difficulty needs to be higher (although they did make is accessible for all ages at least). Lastly, the 3DS really needs a cellular card in it or something because WIFI is still not consistent enough when going various places to take advantage of the new online features. I am sure if Nintendo had an online service for the 3DS like the Amazon Kindle does, even for a low cost, that many would subscribe just for this game.
113 of 128 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This made me love Pokemon again,
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Pokémon Y (Video Game)
Let me begin by saying that I am a long, die hard, Pokemon fan. I began back with Pokemon Ruby, and subsequently moved to play the first and second generations. I was absolutely and completely mesmerized by the amazing fun and thrilling rush of playing any Pokemon game. I still remember skipping middle school to stay home and train my Larvitar in Pokemon Silver. I still remember bringing my Gameboy Advance everywhere to try to find Surf in Pokemon Red. I vividly remember beating the Elite Four in Pokemon FireRed for the first time and maniacally pressing A in hopes of catching Mewtwo with the UltraBall.
However, things have changed. I am a college student now. Pokemon Black and White, was for me, a major disappointment. I logged over 100 hours in Pokemon Pearl and Platinum and barely even got my 7th badge in Pokemon Black before completely quitting and never touching it again... I feared the worst, oh god, did I outgrow my childhood? Was I becoming more cynical, more serious, heaven forbid, more mature?! No!! Where was my childhood thrill that I got from training my Dragonite, capturing Lugia, and chasing down Mesprit?! I feared the fun would never return and I was just another grown - up... Well, Pokemon Y brought it back... and during midterms week. I have logged in more than 20 hours with Pokemon Y so far, (who needs microecon anyways?) and I barely got my 8th badge, and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS GAME. I feel the same rush I felt when I was in middle school training my pokemon! This game is great! It fixed all of what was wrong with Generation V such as boring and lackluster Pokemon interactions, and revamped the system without taking away my beloved formula of capturing Pokemon. My Charizard, Raichu, and Greninja are all ready to tackle the Elite Four and I feel like a Pokemon Master again! DEFINITELY BUY THIS GAME IF YOU LIKE POKEMON. Even if you were disillusioned with Pokemon Black and White, give XY a try. I did, and I do not regret it. The graphics are amazing, and the magic is certainly there. Pokemon Y brought some well needed air to the franchise and I can say that I am a Poke Maniac, once again. This game feels a lot like Generation III and IV! This feels like a TRUE Pokemon game!
96 of 111 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loving it, but a HUGE note of caution: update your game,
This review is from: Pokémon Y (Video Game)
NOTE: when Pokémon X & Y shipped there was a bug that could break your save game. That has been fixed in an update, so before you play you should run the update. It's really easy to do and the 3DS will walk you through each step--you turn on the network, launch the game, say yes to the prompt to update it, and walk through the prompts to get the update applied.
Pokemon X and Y are a fantastic progression of the Pokemon series, and just like with 'Black' I & II and 'White' I & II, my daughter and I each chose one of the two games--this time around she's playing 'X' and I'm playing 'Y'. It's amazing to see how much more we get in the terms of content, graphics, music, and of course general things to do. However, before I say more I think you should be aware that there is a savegame bug in the out-of-the-box new product that could kill your savegame. I'll post a link to an article about it in the comments, so update your game using your 3DS to get the fix before you get to Lumiose City! If you're new to Pokemon, the shortest way I could explain it is that you are a young person in a land where many different kinds of creatures exist in the wild called 'Pokemon'. These creatures can be captured and cared for, and for many children this is a kind of rite of passage: you learn how to capture and train Pokemon, travel the land on your own, and have adventures. You use your Pokemon to have battles, against other trainers and against wild Pokemon. If it sounds a bit cruel, keep in mind that this is a game for young people and as such Game Freak goes out of their way to make the story a positive lesson: you have to take care of your Pokemon, they grow to like you, and no one ever dies--they just 'faint' and can be revived. Some creatures can 'evolve' into different forms, and with X and Y we now get 'Mega-Evolution' that adds to our options and makes the possibilities even more diverse. If you're contemplating buying a Pokémon game for a child in your family, there is educational value to be had here: I'm amazed at the huge and creative variety of creatures, and my daughter has coached me on strategies: type matching and analysis are important skills that require memorization, reasoning, and a bit of basic math. You have to manage money to buy things and plan your inventory before taking a trip out of town. And sometimes your character is asked questions to make them think. Pokemon X and Y are the latest entries in the series, and they take the new ground that was broken in Pokemon Black and Pokemon White (both of which had sequels, I & II) several steps further. Perhaps the biggest change in X and Y is that you interact closely with your Pokemon: - play with them: there are fun minigames that you play together - feed them: you get "Pokemon puffs" that look like little pastries that you can hand-feed them using the stylus - interact with them: petting them makes them happy, and when they're in a particularly good mood they'll play a game with you in which you get to make faces with them: the 3DS camera will show your Pokemon your smiling, winking, or making a 'kissyface'. Your Pokemon delight in your antics. - train them: you can play other minigames that boost their stats, allowing you to really bump up their skills! Have a Pokemon that's slow? Do lots of Speed training and they'll get faster. It's been huge amounts of fun watching my favorite Pokemon's stats raise and they really do perform better in battles. All of this revolves around a central story line, with good guys and bad guys, and the difference between X and Y seems to be that the storyline in 'Y' appears to go into a little bit darker territory than 'X', though both have the same overall story. You are encouraged to use the wireless aspects of 3DS to trade, battle, and 'see' each other's Pokemon when you're with someone else who is playing X or Y. You also get "O-Powers", which can be used to bump up stats as well. And early on in the game you have a chance to choose one of the three first-gen 'Starter' Pokemon and add them to your party, which is a really nice nod to the earlier games. There is a lot more to X and Y in that your character can now change clothes and mix and match different outfits. You can buy clothes in various boutiques throughout the land, and my daughter loves coming up with her own fashion ideas. Your character can shoot 'promo videos' of themselves, though this bit is kind of weird and a bit lame, like the 'movies' that you could make in Pokemon Black and Pokemon White...not very clear how it works, not sure exactly what the purpose is. There are huge benefits this time around too: most of the game is animated, and it all has a very nice cel-shaded look (think Sly Cooper or recent Zelda games). Camera angles are fairly dynamic, especially during battles, when the camera pans around or does split-screen effects, etc. Battle is a lot more animated, with more visual effects. The music sounds really great, as if it's been orchestrated this time around. The region you are in resembles a European village, complete with a lot of French-sounding names and places. As a very long-time player of JRPGs, I really didn't mind the look of the prior games at all--but I really LOVE the new look & feel of Pokemon X & Y! But the biggest boosts to the gameplay are: - Experience Share isn't specific to one Pokemon: it's in your pocket and causes bonus XP to be shared with every member of your party - It used to be that if you captured a Pokemon, no experience was handed out for the battle: now, you still get XP. - It also used to be that if a Pokemon fainted during a battle and wasn't revived before the battle was over, they didn't get XP. They do now! I even had a Pokemon faint and level up while fainted. This was a pleasant surprise that makes level-grinding easier to do. If you're new to the Pokemon games and this is your first one, X and Y are a great place to begin--you'll be a bit spoiled! If you're a fan of the original games, picture this as another step forward, with a whole new look. I've really enjoyed the additions and changes, as most of them seem aimed at making the entire experience of a Pokemon game more enjoyable.
64 of 82 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Game Freak's latest - but greatest?,
By Sean P. Endress (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pokémon X (Video Game)
To put it simply - maybe! Read on to see why, but be warned of some minor gameplay spoilers. To avoid them skip down to my "bottom line" section. Also, make sure to check there for the latest on the "save bug" that may temporarily break your game!
To those familiar with the series, you'll recognize the old familiar pattern right away. Receive Pokemon and Pokedex and then fight your way to the top, beating the bad guys along the way. For those new to the series however, Pokemon X/Y offers a more than adequate introduction, though because of this gameplay exposition, conversation is just a little bland for the first few towns. On that topic, while newcomers will find these games entirely accessible and enjoyable, there are several friendly nods to eras gone by placed with in the games, as old familiar faces make appearances. Further, you'll get to pick a first generation starter right off the bat to augment your team, a touch that I absolutely loved. Speaking of familiar, the story and its baddies are nothing really new - starting with Black and White, Pokemon started making more of an effort in that department, but plot is still not is strong suit. That said, some of the cast members do manage to stand out, especially a couple of really unique gym leaders and other NPCs. Most, however, are fairly cookie-cutter. Still, where this would ruin most RPGs, it's not a huge concern for Pokemon, where the goal is always catching em all and being the best. As for catching them all, I confess myself slightly disappointed - there are significantly fewer new Pokemon than were introduced by prior generations. However, the lack of quantity is neatly compensated for by high overall quality - prior generations have seen some serious "dud" Pokemon, but there don't seem to be any this go-round. (Addendum: Found the dude Pokemon. Klefki, I'm looking at you!) The new additions are, fortunately, well-padded by five prior generations, and so you never run out of things to catch. Next up is gameplay. While the basics have remained the same, Game Freak has, as always, tweaked the balance just a bit - in fact, they've done rather a lot this time. Introducing a new type for the first time in 14 years is a bold move, as was retconning a few Pokemon into the new type. Fortunately, it seems to work out - no doubt it'll give the hardcore metagame analysts something to chew on for a good long time, and for the rest of us, the game is more balanced than ever. Next in line of gameplay changes is the well-hyped "mega evolution" mechanic, and YES, it is exactly as cool as it sounds. I'd hate to spoil anything, but I will say that some are game-dependent, and overall X seems to get the "cooler" end of the stick in that department. Additionally, "Pokemon Amie" is an entirely endearing side-game that I think really adds an extra dimension to Pokemon interactions. While it may not do much for some audiences, for those that really enjoy bonding with their virtual pets, this really takes things to new heights. Again, I don't want to spoil much, but there are some Pokemon that it is just endlessly entertaining to pet. As to graphics, well, screenshots obviously don't do the game justice. Pokemon in 3D is reminiscent in some ways of the console games, especially with the exciting dynamic camera movements and attack animations. The sheer amount of "stuff" going on in battle makes it very exciting - except for when it causes a bit of lag. This is mainly an issue in larger-scale battles (horde battles are also an exciting introduction!), but a slight disappointment nonetheless, since it's precisely those big, epic moments that would be most impressive in smooth, 3D glory. On the other hand, the world is absolutely gorgeous - running your customized character through Kalos is a real treat, especially with all the ways to get around. Having played since the first generation, jumping up a ledge for the first time was an absolute joy. Sound effects are, as usual, a bit outdated. The music however is gorgeous - not quite a match for the second generation (in my own opinion) - but beautiful nonetheless. Overall, X and Y are fantastic additions to the Pokemon family. They shake things up in exactly the right way while maintaining the philosophy of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Hardware limitations can sometimes put a damper on things, but they hardly dim the brilliance of a very exciting sixth generation. **UPDATE ON THE SAVE BUG** Nintendo and Game Freak are aware of a game-crashing bug that may occur when saving on the outskirts or some inner avenues of Lumiose City. A patch has been released for both the downloaded and cart version, and can be downloaded for free from the 3DS eshop. There are different downloads for versions X and Y, be sure to get the correct one! Questions or comments? Feel free to leave them below, or to contact me at email@example.com.
97 of 128 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pokemon as it should be,
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Pokémon X (Video Game)
I've been a fan of the Pokemon franchise since Blue Version. I was pretty disappointed with the Pokemon in Black/White and the games have seemed to be getting worse and worse. That being said, Pokemon X has been quite amazing so far.
Although I haven't gotten very far in the game yet, it's a completely different feel from any of the past Pokemon games. The battles are very reminiscent of the console versions, which brought back a lot of nostalgia. The graphics are very crisp, and the towns are beautifully designed and very different from Pokemon towns that you might be accustomed to. The new Pokemon are actually interesting so far, and I haven't come across any poorly-named ice cream cones or garbage bags. Definitely happy with my decision to buy it, and a good step back in the right direction for Pokemon.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Pokemon Game Ever!,
= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
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Out of all the Pokemon games I own and have played, Pokemon X (and Y) is amazing! Probably the first time I interacted with other people around the world. This game is definitely worth getting!
27 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pokemon X/Y - It Begins again,
This review is from: Pokémon Y (Video Game)
So I'm gunna post my review of the game here... it's big and stuff so I apologize but I didn't wanna start a new thread again.
Pokemon X/Y Where to begin... Well I guess at the start. I have been playing Pokemon games since they started. My first game was Pokemon Blue and I have never missed one in the series since. The joy of finding new Pokemon never seems to get old for me. SO when I learned about Pokemon X/Y I was of course Joyful as I usually was when hearing about a new Pokemon game. Nothing could prepare me for this game. Nothing. Gameplay 10/10 For those new to Pokemon, You enter a world where we capture, raise, and battle with Animals known as Pokemon. They gain levels, have stats, learn different attacks and each has their own elemental Strengths and Weaknesses attached to them. Fire is weak to water, Water is weak to Grass, Grass is weak to fire etc... there are 18 I believe elements in total and all have their own Rock-Paper-Scissors Pros and Cons. This is back and of course just as fun as ever. Do you want to make a team of all bug Pokemon? Go for it! but know that you will be weak against Flying, Rock and Fire types, and yet strong against Psychic, Poison and Grass etc... Or you could have a team of various Pokemon, ready to fight against all types whenever the need arises. Building your own team has always been a highlight of the series, and with over 700... let me stop right there. SEVEN HUNDRED... different Pokemon to chose from you have a ridiculous number of monsters to chose from to form your 6 slot party. Now not all 700+ are in the game, I believe only around 4-5 hundred are to start, but you can trade Pokemon from previous games up and use them if your friends have it or you can even go back and try the old games etc... But this game has plenty of Pokemon to try out and have fun with For those that are familiar with Pokemon , this game has everything you would ever want and much MUCH more. First off they have streamlined how leveling your Pokemon works. No longer do you have to Slowly one by one level each of your Pokemon against weak wild Pokemon and then grind more and more and more etc... Instead the game has made a few key changes to how EXP works which I shall list below. 1. Any Pokemon that participates in the battle now gets 100% EXP, it no longer gives 50% to one and 50% to another. or 33% to all three etc... 2. You get an EXP.Share about 1 hour into the game (After the first gym battle) And this time it is not even a held item! It sits in your inventory and as you fight, any Pokemon that participated in battle gets 100% Exp, any in your party that didn't get 50% exp. This is beyond amazing and is a fantastic way to level your low level Pokemon quickly without having to suffer from putting it in front, and switching out your Pokemon every single fight. If you don't like this feature, you can of course turn it off in the item menu. I suggest not doing so 3. Catching a Pokemon still grants you EXP as if you had killed it. As a result of these new EXP changes you spend almost no time simply leveling up Pokemon and instead you will be spending your time trying to catch the Pokemon then you will simply grinding. In fact There are a few Pokemon in each area that aren't quite as common as others. For example in Route 1 there is a Zigzagoon that is harder to find than the more common Pidgey's Fletchings, and Caterpie that wander around. There always seems to be one in each area, and in an attempt to find it you naturally level up your Pokemon (Unless you are running from every battle). Now battles themselves have remained, from a mechanics standpoint, nearly untouched and that's a good thing. There has never been anything wrong with combat in Pokemon and this never needed to be changed. They did of course change the graphics and animations which I will touch on later. There are a lot of smaller, what I like to call Quality of Life Improvements, to the UI and everything that I don't see the need to go into here as if you see them you will know exactly what I mean. EV Training (Effort Values) has become much simpler this time around, you don't have to guess and check what your Pokemon's EV points are. To make along story short, EV points are how the game determines what stat bonuses a Pokemon gains. In all previous games EV points were given only by defeating Pokemon , each Pokemon gives different values. In this game, you can still do that, but you can also use training mini-games on the touch screen to raise it manually. These can get repetitive but it is a fantastic way to make sure your Pokemon get's the points in the stats you want them to be in. I spent an hour filling out my ZigZagoons speed and Attack stats so I knew it would gain the most in those 2 areas as he leveled. If you mess up or don't like how it turned out, you can actually reset EVs now using a specific item. It's been simplified for the best In my opinion as now everyone can take advantage of the EV system and in a much nicer visual way. I wanted to throw this little addition in there, for the first time in pokemon history you more or less get free movement. No longer are you permanently tied to a Grid format. Once you get the Roller Blades (About 1 hour into the game) you are able to move in full 3D movement with the joystick, you can still move in a grid format on the D-pad for precise movement. You are still limited to the grid inside of Pokemon Centers and houses, but so far that's all it's been limited too. I love this, it's a simple change but lord do I love it. Just another Quality of Life mechanic they put in. The Pokemon Aime system looked odd to me at first. It was more or less Nintendogs with Pokemon (sort of). And I kind of ignored it to begin with, But I did give it a try a little bit later and while yes it is still just a way to view and... well pet and feed your Pokemon it's also got hidden bonuses. The first is obvious, the more you pet and play with them the quicker their happiness grows. There are some Pokemon Like Riolu that will only evolve if they are happy enough. The secondary effect is it also grants another form of EXP boost. As you play and feed them their heart meter grows, granting a bonus to EXP gained as you battle, similar to if you had traded them from another trainer. I didn't learn about this until later but now that I know about it, I take time out of my farming to play with my Pokemon a bit, at least the ones I like! The last and certainly not least, new addition is the Mega Evolutions. It's a simple concept really, take an old favorite Pokemon like Mewtwo, Charizard, Blastoise etc... give them a special stone, and press a button on your magical we promise this has nothing what so ever to do with Digimon bracelets, and poof. You get a new Mega Evolution Pokemon! More or less a 4th form for some. Now these are super powerful Pokemon that can really dish out some damage, but only lasts for the one battle, and on top of that you can only have one in your party (or something like that) I am not actually far enough in the game to be able to comment much more on this, but I had to mention that it's there and I am kinda excited to try it out later. All in all, the gameplay is top notch and Fantastic. Music/Sounds 9/10 I have always liked Pokemon music, this just seemed to take it to a new level. The only issue I have is that the 3DS/3DSXL's speakers don't give it justice, I hooked the system up to a speaker system in my apartment and then the music came to life, in fact more than I expected. Eery song was fantastic and fit the scene well the battle music is quick and gives an odd sense of urgency, the forest music was somewhat dark and mysterious and the town songs are nice and upbeat. My favorite song thus far is the Gym battle music which... I can't even describe but it's awesome! The sound effects are also as good as ever. Each Pokemon has their own unique Cry (Noise they make) and all Pokemon from previous games have had theirs enhanced to match the quality of the new ones. I noticed this first with Linoone as he is my favorite Pokemon so I noticed his Cry had changed since I've used him in every Pokemon game since he was introduced in Sapphire/Ruby. The battle sound effects also fit the attacks and meld perfectly in with the attack. I can hear that rock throw hitting my Linoone, and it sounds... heavy. My only minor complaint is that they didn't use the Pokemon's voices like the TV show does. The only Pokemon in the game that does is Pikachu, and I really think that they could have just made it that much better had they had all of them sound like they do in the show. It's a minor complaint but there it is! The New Pokemon I didn't give this a rating because it's pure opinion, but I haven't found anything wrong with the new Pokemon. They keep coming up with some pretty awesome Ideas of new Pokemon to add... and yes some not so awesome ideas. (I don't' think I will ever forgive them for the Garbage Bag Pokemon from Black/White). I've encountered a Pokemon based on the Robin, A Panda, I've ever seen a Sword Pokemon (Ghost type). Heck my favorite Pokemon is based on a badger. All have their own personalities and it shows during combat and in the Pokemon-Aime thing. It's all a matter of what you like and what you don't like. Graphics 10/10 Ok, the biggest update the game has received is to it's graphics. Up to this point, Pokemon games have been nothing but Sprites and sometimes a little movement. All your characters, sprites. All the Pokemon, slightly moving in combat sprites. They didn't have a life of their own, it felt somewhat empty... but no longer. This game, looks, FANTASTIC. One of the best looking games on the 3DS, and it doesn't suffer from poor framerate. I didn't quite realize how much effort they put into the Pokemon's Models until I started battling with them. Every Pokemon past and present has been redone with a 3D model, and I couldn't be happier. Anyone who has played any of the Pokemon stadium games will be familiar with how they look, but now we have them in the Pokemon game! Each Pokemon has their own movements and animations which is even more amazing to me. Take ZigZagoon and Linoone for example. ZigZagoon is known for moving in a ZigZag pattern, so when it attacks it does just that, running left, then right, then left, then attacking. Due to irony, when it evolves it no longer runs in zigzag patterns, it runs in a straight line but is unable to turn easily, so it's attack is no longer a zigzag, it's a straight dash at the opponent, then a jump backwards. This is just one of many examples of each Pokemon's different movements. Attacks also have their own looks and animations, some look better than others but that is to be expected. Now will they look as good as they do when fighting in the show? No, they still for the most part stay in their own battle "Circles" but they just look so much better when fighting I love it, I can't complain at all about it. I really can't praise the game's graphics enough... they took their time with it. Outside of battle, the game still looks amazing, the grass and tall grass still look like they used to and in a tile format, but your character and the other characters all have nice 3D models, even if you don't see them all in combat. You can change your characters clothes, get a little customization there but sadly it's limited to just a few different outfits. I suppose it's better than nothing though! Multiplayer 10/10 Lets talk Multi-player. A lot of us as kids got this game and loved to trade and battle with each other, trying to have the better team, etc... But it has always been restricted in many ways. until the DS games came out, internet battling never happened. And even on the DS versions it was still limited and somewhat sluggish. Black/White added the GTS (Global Trade System) why became a great way to obtain hard to find Pokemon, or Pokemon from previous entries in the series you just didn't have the ability to get. But it was still a tad bothersome as you had to go to a specific location, or go to the Pokemon centers to activate these features. NOT ANYMORE! Pokemon X/Y said screw all that moving around, you can battle, Trade, etc... On the go! you wanna trade with a friend? Tap on his avatar on the bottom screen and say "hey I wanna trade" same with battling. If they accept POOF. You trade/battle right then and there. You can even do this for random passer-bys. On the bottom screen will be a constantly updating list of other random players you can challenge to battles or trade with. That not enough for ya? The GTS Is also here, and available world wide. Search for a Pokemon you want to trade for, and it will bring up a list of players that have put that Pokemon up for trade, and what they want in return. You can deposit one of your own, and ask for another Pokemon. For instance say I want a Zangoose, I can deposit a Seviper into the GTS and say "I will trade this for a Zangoose" if someone accepts it the trade occurs and you can pick up the Pokemon later. That's the best part about this, you don't have to sit and wait. It's all done even if your game is turned off. You merely have to check up on it later! you also don't have to Have the Pokemon on you to trade, trading anywhere allows you to access your Storage Bank of Pokemon and trade from there, this is a new feature and one i welcome with wide open arms. This time around they added 2 new features to the Multiplayer! The first is Wonder Trade. This is an... interesting New one. You trade one of your Pokemon , any one ya want, to another random person. You don't know what you are going to get until the trade is completed. And you can do this infinitely. You will probably get a lot of junk Pokemon , but I have already received some things I didn't expect. I got an Eevee, and a wierd other Pokemon I had never seen before. Along with like 3 Caterpies. But still, it's random fun. And each time you use an interaction like Wonder Trade, Trade, Battle... you gain PokeMiles which can be traded for useful items at a vendor in the main city. The other thing they added is O-powers. these are short term buffs you can give yourself or other players. Things like "raise Attack, Raise Defense, Increase Capture Rate, etc..." They last about 3 minutes (at least at level 1) and can be sued as long as you have.. O points I guess they are called. you recover the Points as time passes, using the ability in yourself costs the full point value and using it on a friend or other player costs 1/2 the value. It's just a fun way to help others or yourself out. Final Score: I give Pokemon X/Y, 9 Linoones and a Zigzagoon (9.5) out of 10. It's not perfect, but damn it's close. This is the Pokemon game that I have always wanted ever since the original Pokemon Stadium came out, showing off the Pokemon in 3D. I am a little sad that there isn't a version on the Console, I'm sure they will still make the Stadium U game, but Those only deal with combat, this is the whole game and I adore it. My only complaints I have are really the same complaints I have had from the start of Pokemon's Existence. I hate HMs. Always have, always will. If you are New to the Pokemon series, this is probably the best to start on, even if the start is a bit rough for new players. (They don't explain a heck of a lot it just assumes you know some things by now). But it's also the best in the entire series for experienced and casual returning players alike.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Pokémon Y (Video Game)
Game Freak does NOT disappoint, the next generation of Pokemon is here and its truly incredible. The graphics are amped and the gaming experience is beyond brilliant with the new Nintendo 3DS XL console system (I highly recommend getting the XL version rather than a regular 3DS).
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Solid, but stripped down.,
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Great game overall, I liked how Pokemon from older generations were available right from the beginning. However, I feel that it is stripped of many features included in older games, such as: any form of contests, a clearly antagonistic rival, significant post-elite 4 gameplay, difficulty, and a logical plot line. I miss the contests from Gen 3, because they added an element to experience after you've beaten the elite four. Also, the island that you unlock upon beating the elite 4, has only one type of challenge. The side characters are completely one-dimensional, and Lumiose City doesn't make sense to me.
That being said, the massive improvements in online capabilities is truly exciting. The game makes it very easy and quick to trade or battle with players around the world. In the end, the game is passable for a game in it's sixth generation. If you grew up with the older games, you may be disappointed at some aspects. If you are playing Pokemon for the first time, it should be great.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
As usual Pokemon has outdone themselves again, but more so than ever.,
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The graphics are great, the battlescenes are jaw-dropping, all in all the visual quality is amazing.
(Warning, If you read on, some, but not a lot of events will be spoiled, chances are it doesn't even matter) ------------------------------ One of many things that I found significantly better was the amount of pokemon you come across from each generation. Once you walk on route 2 (route 1 has no grass -.- not that much of a spoiler) you have the chance to catch several different pokemon right off the bat. So far I've caught around 45-50 and barely beaten the second gym leader. Another amazing thing about this game is how long it has been for me. I admit playing a bit casual and slow because I'm trying to savor every moment, but being 2 badges in with 10 and a half hours of gameplay so far is insane for me. Previous-gen pokemon games had me beat the elite four around 24- 30 hours, but X is most likely going to top that with an additional 20 hours. I haven't tried out mega-evolution yet, but that's because I'm still not that far in the game, but overall I'm starting to think this is my favorite game by far in my opinion. (Opinion is a feeling of emotion towards something, not facts.) If you don't have a 3ds I wouldn't really recommend a 2ds because you will be missing out, but if you're on a budget, saving a few bucks is understandable. Overall I rate this 5 out of 5 for being such an amazing experience even so early in the game and I would most definately recommend this to anyone. |
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Pelosi: What we're trying to do is save the world from the Republican budget..We're trying to save life on this planet as we know it today.
I'm starting to fear for the former speaker's mental health.
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Really, Nancy? Really?
Pelosi: What we're trying to do is save the world from the Republican budget..We're trying to save life on this planet as we know it today.
I'm starting to fear for the former speaker's mental health.
It is a well known fact the pretending to be cRaZy is a successful political strategy.
What is mindboggling here is this woman can say such outrageous monstrous things, and reach such heights as to be, at one time, third in line for Leader of the Free World.
"…starting to fear…"
Wait. What?
Just starting?
"I'm trying to save the planet; I'm trying to save the planet," she says impatiently when questioned. "I will not have this debate trivialized by their excuse for their failed policy."
–stuff Pelosi said, July 2008 Edition
As "Zombie" will affirm, Planet Pelosi aka San Francisco and the rest of the USA are clean different places…
The only thing it would make this better is if she was wearing a tiger suit.
What a nut case.
We're trying to save life on this planet as we know it today.
The simple fact of the matter that fiscal reality deniers like Pelosi can't grasp is that "life on this planet as we know it today" (meaning the entire liberal entitlement estabishment) is unsustainable. We can no longer afford to sustain government as it is currently established. As a result, we're facing financial ruin. We can begin to make changes gradually to start restoring sanity to government or we can wait until it collapses catestrophically. Pelosi seems to think that doing something now is a better alternative. If so, then she is a fool.
At least she didn't talk about shooting anyone. Shock-eyed, frozen-faced, empty-headed pretender.
Nancy is not nuts and she is not dumb. She is simply saying what she knows the dumb and crazy will believe and act on. She is talking to her constituency, not to normal folks.
There is no debt crisis, it is all hype made up by self serving politicians and journalists:
"the Fed now holds nearly $1.7 trillion in U.S. debt. But that is really phony debt. The Treasury pays the interest on the debt on behalf of the U.S. government to the Fed, which in turn returns 90 percent of the payments it gets back to the Treasury. Nonetheless, that $1.7 trillion in U.S. bonds that the Fed owns, despite the shell game of payments, is still counted in the debt ceiling number, which caps that amount of total federal debt at $14.3 trillion.
the Fed is legally allowed to return the debt to the Treasury to be destroyed. A trillion and a half dollars is currently about what spending is expected to exceed tax revenue in 2011."
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Major Setback for Young Children as Spending Bill is Blocked
Last night, when the Senate gave up an attempt to pass an omnibus funding bill, which would have funded the federal government for FY 2011, the debate was mostly about all the earmarks in the bill. Mostly lost in the conversation was the fact that failure to pass bill means that tens of thousands of children will lose access to child care and Head Start.
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It's not too late for the President and Congress, in this holiday season, to ensure a better outcome for these children and families. The Senate should follow the House's lead and provide additional funding for child care and Head Start when they pass their Continuing Resolution.
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"840 million / 60,00 kids = 13,000 per kid which is more than those who work min wage with no kids get" I am not sure of the exact break down on the line item of budget but a response to those who do not understand how the government budgets work would be appreciated. Thanks!
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the country that gives the rich breaks but harms their children, handicapped and hard working families is not the same one that I grew up in only a short while ago
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Her fellow Libyans are her harshest judges.The world knows her as the Libyan woman who stormed into Tripoli's Rixos Hotel a little more than a year ago in March, screaming of gang rape by Col. Moammar Gadhafi's thugs.In that moment of utter defiance, splashed on television screens everywhere, she became a face of the Libyan revolution, her heroism a source of inspiration for men and women fighting a longtime tyrant. Some even said she was to Libya what Mohamed Bouazizi, the fruit vendor who set himself afire, was to Tunisia's revolution. A few weeks ago, Newsweek magazine included her on its list of 150 fearless women.Al-Obeidi drew sympathy and fame, her image painted for the public on a canvas of courage. Now, in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, she says she craves anonymity.Just WatchedAlleged Libyan rape victim talked to CNNreplayMore Videos ...Alleged Libyan rape victim talked to CNN 02:34PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedLibyan dragged away after rape claimreplayMore Videos ...Libyan dragged away after rape claim 04:20PLAY VIDEOJust WatchedAlleged Libyan rape victim speaks outreplayMore Videos ...Alleged Libyan rape victim speaks out 02:47PLAY VIDEOThe accidental activist wants no longer to be one, though she's aware that had she remained quiet, she might have been just another one of Gadhafi's nameless victims.She stopped looking at Facebook, where her distress was debated, and distanced herself from anyone who dared to judge her.Some people didn't believe her story after Gadhafi's government labeled her a drunk and a prostitute who had lied for attention. They said she had brought shame upon her people. She grew frustrated, too, with compatriots who squabbled with each other about a post-Gadhafi nation. And those who she felt did little to help her.In this Boulder cantina, she takes stock of her life. She only did what she felt she had to do, she sighs.Then, in those indelible hotel images, she was hysterical -- tears streaming down her cheeks, her flesh bruised and torn. Now, she manages a smile, lips quivering.She gained asylum last summer in the United States and found herself a refugee in Denver even before Gadhafi was gone and a new Libya took root. She thought she, like her homeland, would begin again. But like Libya itself, al-Obeidi is struggling to reconcile past and present. 'You'll never see the light of day'Al-Obeidi picks away at her fajitas, though she doesn't care much for food in America. Too bland, she says. She puts her fork down and holds up the four fingers of her left hand. More than half of her pinkie is missing.When she was 16, her brother's hunting rifle went off accidentally. She lost her little finger and doctors sewed 22 stitches across her belly.Those defining scars should have helped save her reputation last year, she says.After the hotel incident, Libyan state television aired a video of a scantily-clad belly dancer, claiming it was al-Obeidi. The smear campaign stung her almost as much as the gang rape."That woman had 10 fingers and no stitches on her stomach," she says. "I went to the police to ask about the video. But they did nothing."Al-Obeidi was no stranger to the way things worked in an autocratic Libya. She studied law in college and was in training at a legal office in Tripoli, where she was tasked with filing paperwork for postponement of cases. She also worked as an administrative assistant for a Pakistani family to earn a few extra dinars.She owns a three-bedroom flat in Benghazi that her father helped her purchase. But she was living in Tripoli with her sister, Amaal, and her husband.On a Thursday in late March 2011, she caught a cab after leaving her girlfriend's house in the Ain Zara neighborhood. At a checkpoint, she showed her identification card. The security guards could see she was from Benghazi, the city that was the cradle of the anti-Gadhafi revolt.One minute, it was just another day. The next, a chain of violence began to unfold, the hourglass of her life turned upside down.Gadhafi's men abducted her, she says. They tied her hands behind her. They hit her, beat her, poured stinging alcohol over her eyes so that she could not see.They used their Kalashnikovs to sodomize her. They raped her, one by one. She believes there were about a dozen of them. She could smell alcohol on their breath. She recognized one of the men and knew they were all connected to powerful Libyan families.When she fought back, they starved her and refused to let her use the bathroom."You will never see the light of day," they told her. "Let the men from Eastern Libya come and see what we are doing to their women and how we treat them, how we rape them."She was certain they would not hesitate to kill her. Time sped by and yet it stood still.Rebel forces advanced westward toward Tripoli. NATO planes bombed Gadhafi targets every day. But in al-Obeidi's world, there was no future. They've taken my humanity, she thought. There was no way to fight back except to survive.Gadhafi's militia men had abducted other women as well. Among them was a girl -- she looked no older than 16 to al-Obeidi. They had not tied her up.It was early in the morning. The girl hovered over al-Obeidi. She wanted to cover her, warm her, stop her tears."Please," begged al-Obeidi, "untie me."The girl was too scared to try to escape, but she freed al-Obeidi. "Report everything to the police," the girl said.Al-Obeidi ran into the street, never looking back. The Rixos Hotel was just a block from her sister's house. She had seen on television that international human rights monitors were staying there. She wanted them to see what had happened to her.The consequences of such an act in Gadhafi's Libya were grave. She knew once she stepped inside that hotel, she would be branded and the regime would try to silence her. Maybe she would go to jail. Or worse.She believed all the hotel staff to be part of Gadhafi's secret police apparatus and trusted no one. A security guard stopped her, but she convinced him she worked in the kitchen. She burst into the dining room where breakfast was winding down.She screamed to the Westerners in the room. Journalists surrounded her with cameras and microphones.The Libyan staff yelled back: "Traitor!"They scuffled. Security guards tried to subdue her. They flung a dark coat over her head and whisked her away. Watch: Al-Obeidi dragged away from hotel in 2011"The people here live in hell, in detention, in a 24-hour state of terror, the same terror that happened to me in the hotel, so that I would not speak," she later said of her ordeal.The security guards bought her new clothes. They wanted to take her to Libyan state television. They wanted her to say on air that she had been kidnapped by the rebels, not Gadhafi's militia.Al-Obeidi refused."The Libyan government, when someone protests, they say he's taking hallucinogenic pills," she told CNN last spring. "And when someone demands their rights, they say he is mentally retarded. They accused me of being mentally retarded and an alcohol addict. In Libya, the government has no rationale to what is happening in the country, other than accusations."She was detained and questioned several times before being released. She was not in a jail anymore, but she felt imprisoned. Her phone calls were monitored, she says. She was followed. She was even beaten when she left her house.She asked to see the Western journalists from the Rixos. Maybe they could help her get back to her family. The Libyan authorities denied her request.Double destroyerAysha Ahmed and Attique Saleh lived in silence for the chunk of their lives under Gadhafi. But al-Obeidi's mother and father could no longer keep quiet.From their home in the Mediterranean city of Tobruk, they watched what Libyan officials said about Eman. They believed their daughter, not them.Ahmed received a call from a man who offered her money if she rejected her daughter's claims of rape. "Tell your daughter to change her story," he said.Al-Obeidi's parents knew their daughter had always spoken her mind. She had been arrested once for refusing to step on an Israeli flag. They might be enemies of Arabs, but they had a right to their state, she believed. She was arrested, too, when she took roses on a Sunday to four of her friends who were nuns.Even as a young child, she had broken down barriers. She quickly erased the disappointment her father, a former military man, felt when his sixth child was born a girl. Eman went duck and deer hunting with him. She watched football and bet her father that Arsenal would go down to her favorite, Manchester United. She never even wore a dress until the 10th grade, and then only because she had to attend a wedding.Later, when brothers came along, she joined their adventures. She wrestled with them because, she recalled, she never wanted them to be able to control her physically.She liked climbing trees and the walls. She especially loved riding a bicycle."That is for boys," her mother told her. "You will lose your virginity if you ride that."It all seemed silly to her, these cultural differences between boys and girls, men and women. She was not about to pay a price because of her gender.She stopped talking to her father for a while after he sold her bike. She saved her lunch money to rent wheels; one dinar bought her a whole hour. She rode out to the Mediterranean and gazed out onto the deep, blue water. Sometimes she used her father's binoculars to catch a glimpse of the freighters. One day, she thought, she would travel to other lands on her own, learn French, Spanish and English.It had all seemed attainable, even under Gadhafi. But after her rape, even as Libyans dared to hope for freedom, al-Obeidi's dreams seemed farther out of reach. Her world, as she knew it, was gone. Rape can be a double destroyer in Libya, where conservative Muslim families can blame a woman for bringing dishonor and shame upon them. The way al-Obeidi had spoken out about what happened was unprecedented in her society.Her mother was angry Gadhafi had destroyed her daughter's reputation. If she could face him, Ahmed thought, she would no longer be scared to slap him.To show their support, the family held an in-absentia engagement ceremony for al-Obeidi at a Tobruk mosque. The message they wanted to send was clear: no one in her tribe thought she was dishonored.But a wedding was not enough. Al-Obeidi knew she had to escape Libya.A journey for naughtIn the weeks after the Rixos incident, al-Obeidi lived with constant fear that she might be detained or abused again. April 7, 2011: Al-Obeidi talks with CNN's Nic RobertsonOne day, Gadhafi militia men grabbed her from a cab, forced her to sit on the ground while they searched the vehicle. The cab driver pleaded on her behalf. It was not right, he said, to treat a woman like this.Later, the driver told her: "Why don't you leave the country?" It was risky but what did she have to lose?"I would have waited for death not knowing which door it will end up coming from. If I leave, I have a chance to live," she told herself.With the help of a defected Libyan military officer and his family, al-Obeidi crossed the Jabal Nafusa mountains in northwestern Libya. Survival again seemed uncertain as rockets whizzed overheard and the thunderous booms of war surrounded her car.But she made it safely into Tunisia and eventually landed in Doha. The Qatari capital was then a hub for Libya's opposition National Transitional Council and promised to be a safe haven for al-Obeidi.It wasn't. The NTC wanted her to appear on the rebels' satellite television station as a face of the opposition. But al-Obeidi felt used. They didn't care about her, she thought. They just wanted to exploit her pain to further their cause. The council denied al-Obeidi's allegation, but it was apparent that Libya's leadership in exile had grown frustrated with her, and ultimately, displeased.Al-Obeidi's next stop was to have been a refugee camp in Romania; staff members of the United Nations refugee agency arrived to transport her. But Qatari security guards plucked her from the hotel and deported her to Libya. She arrived in Benghazi with a black eye, bruises on her legs and scratches on her arm, according to witnesses. U.N. refugee officials expressed outrage that she had been forced back to her homeland. They worked furiously to get her out of Libya.But at home, the reaction of Libyans, again, was mixed. Some of it was downright cruel."Eman has brought us shame instead of honor," someone identified as Benghazinadia wrote in a comment on a video of a U.N. interview on YouTube."I was feeling sorry for her, but now I feel no pity. She wanted her moment of fame. There are hundreds of women who have been through trauma in Libya, and they are not treated like celebrities. So, Eman, cut your b------t now!"A new realityAt the end of July, al-Obeidi quietly stepped off the plane at the Denver airport to begin a new life. She is aware of what it took to get her out of Libya; that without media coverage and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's deep interest in the case, she might still be behind bars somewhere in her homeland. The State Department got involved after it learned of al-Obeidi's forced return to Benghazi.In Colorado, she was done being Eman al-Obeidi; all she wanted was to be a refugee. Her wish brought with it a whole new set of perils.With the assistance of the Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services, the agency the State Department assigned to take her case, al-Obeidi moved into a seventh floor studio apartment in a 1960s-era high-rise building that shows its age. It was a fraction of the size of her flat in Benghazi.Someone donated a television for the apartment; another person brought her a rug. The agency handed her the first assistance check: $335 and a $142 debit card for food."What?" she said. "This is not enough."She says she didn't expect things to be this difficult in America. "There is nothing easy; you have to work," she says. She's supposed to be learning English and trying to find a job or go to school. But in everything, al-Obeidi's patience runs low, says Ferdi Mevlani, the agency's executive director.The agency set up a couple of job interviews, Mevlani says. She never showed. Her orientation, which most people go through in a day, took an entire week because she walked out so many times.She stopped seeing a therapist because she felt there would be no privacy and was worried the refugee agency staff would have access to her psychological files. "It has been difficult to tell you the truth," Mevlani says. It goes beyond the trauma she suffered and the harrowing journey she made."There's always something going on. She expects things. She has a sense of entitlement." After Clinton intervened, "she thought she would be queen," says her case manager, Majid Shalaan.If anyone knows a refugee's struggle in America, it's Mevlani, who came here from Albania, and Shalaan, an Iraq war survivor. They've seen how hard it is to learn a new language and adjust to a foreign culture. And, they know that pride has to be shelved to pay the bills. Shalaan was once a university professor in Baghdad. Now, he's employed well below his qualifications.Usually, new refugees find solace in their compatriots. But al-Obeidi did not want to mix with Libyans. Understandably so, Shalaan says. Half the Libyans here still call her a liar, he says.She is not mentally ready to return to Libya, she says with the assuredness of a judge pronouncing a verdict. She asked the man who married her for a divorce. She thought it unfair for him to stay connected when she planned not to return. Besides, she says, she doesn't want to be with someone who stepped forward out of pity.Dressed in a short robe and socks, al-Obeidi's quiet demeanor now gives away nothing of what the world saw a year ago. She steeps tea by a pink ceramic sink in the kitchen and talks about how she plans to enroll at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She wants to sell her flat in Benghazi so she can buy a car. She's eyed a used BMW on Craigslist for $15,000.She tries to cope with her new life, but the frustration is always simmering below the surface. It's how someone feels when they can trust no one. When they have no one near by.Sometimes she gets so depressed that she doesn't leave her apartment for days. Or even get out of bed."I like nothing in Colorado," she says, blowing the smoke from her Marlboro Light out the sliding glass door to her balcony. "I'd like to live on the sea again. I don't like the cold."I cry all the time just like little children," she says, wiping dry her eyeliner-stained tears. "And I always smile, too."She watched as Gadhafi fell, then was captured and killed. She saw the images of the dictator, cold and dead in a meat locker. She didn't rejoice like some Libyans. She wanted him to stand up in court just as she wants to see her attackers face justice. She gave her brother power of attorney so that he could sell her house -- and sue the men who raped her. Her sister in Tripoli has the medical examiner's report, she says, that clearly states she was raped. She found the files in a judge's office after the fall of Tripoli, al-Obeidi says.By December, al-Obeidi felt so desperate that she borrowed money from an Iraqi family she befriended and bought a one-way ticket to Washington. She had only $100 left in her bag; she used $65 of it for a taxi and burst into the Libyan Embassy, just as she had done at the Rixos Hotel.She came with a distrust of politicians and diplomats but with the hope that her government would not turn her away. "I will end up in the street with no aid and with no place to stay in," she said.Libyan Ambassador Ali Aujali offered her an educational stipend and health insurance. She felt like she had won the lottery."It means everything to me," she said, opening up an envelope containing a check for $1,800. "It's not about whether it's a lot or little. It's about the time that I got it."When she returned to Colorado, she met a Chicago couple who helped her investigate college. She stayed with them in Boulder for a week, but ultimately they parted ways because she doubted their motivation.Shalaan, her case manager, thinks al-Obeidi will eventually find her way. "She has been a brave woman starting from day one," he says.Al-Obeidi knows it will be an uphill climb here -- just to learn English well enough to enroll in college seems a herculean task. Her family is always telling her to return to Benghazi. But she cannot go back.Libya betrayed her, she says. So for now, she's staying away.Her sister Fadyia recently had a baby and named her after Eman. Al-Obeidi would also like a home, a husband and children one day.She wants not a son, but a daughter so that she can teach her to be strong, like her mother, who in the annals of Libyan history, is destined to go down as the woman who defied Moammar Gadhafi.More from usReports: Harrison Ford injured in plane crashMichael Brown's family to file civil lawsuit Dad of Boston bombing victim: 'It was the last time I saw my son alive'Powered by Livefyre


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Are we aware of our ability to forget? Metacognitive predictions of directed forgetting.
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It is often important to accurately predict not only what information we will later remember, but also what information we are likely to forget. The present research examined these abilities in the context of item-method directed forgetting, to determine whether people are aware of their strategic control of remembering and forgetting, as well as what cues are used when making metacognitive judgments. Participants studied words, each of which was followed by a cue to remember (R) or forget (F) the word for an upcoming test, and also made predictions of how likely they would be to later recall each word. When asked to recall all of the words, regardless of cue, both recall and predicted recall were fairly sensitive to the R or F instructions, despite some overconfidence. A similar and stronger pattern was found when words were assigned positive or negative point values as cues to remember or forget. These findings suggest that item-based cues to remember or forget information can be successfully utilized when making metacognitive judgments, and that people are fairly aware of the control they have over both remembering and forgetting information.
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I posted about this awhile back and someone stated that Glock does not recommend using 23 & 22 mags in the 27. But it is so much easier to pull a full size mag out of a pouch than the 9 rounder. So I really would like to get the 23 & 22 mags to feed in my 27.
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Kudos, "Community"! You win the best comedic Christmas special award for this week's smart sendup of "Glee."
Thursday's episode, "Regional Holiday Music," combines the clever, always knowing po-mo style of "Community" with parody and song. And song parody. Some of the lyrics bear a repeat listen, not least Annie's (Alison Brie) answer to "Santa Baby," a breathy, mock-sexy rendition.
See you after Regionals. (As Chase would say, "what the hell are Regionals?") Here they're shown to be the convenient plot device that pumps up suspense as needed.
See you after hiatus. No, really. I honestly believe the series will be back.
Second place would go to "Up All Night." Wednesday's episode, "First Christmas," has a good time knocking overdone Christmas decorations and mall mayhem, with Blythe Danner as Reagan's (Christina Applegate) mom.
Score two for NBC comedies. ("Parks and Recreation," "The Office" and "Whitney" — also doing Christmas special episodes this week — not so much.)
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The episode was epic, nuff said.
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