encore [ahng-kohr]
interjection
1. Again, once more (used by an audience to call for a repeat performance).
noun
2. A demand, often accompanied with applause, for a repeat performance from the performer/s or for the performer/s to return to the stage for another bow.
3. A performance repeated, usually in response to audience demand.
4. A rerun.
EX. And now for an
encore performance of implejr of Dumbledore Shot First attempting to woo the audience with a pseudo-inciteful Word of the Day! Here comes a major criticism for the Pokemon trainers in the Pokemon games that you end up playing against-- most of them seem to
suck and
suck hard.
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| "QUICK MAGIKARP! USE SPLASH!" |
It's bad enough that they demand a battle, even if you're an unequal match, they just watched you barely come out ahead in your last battle and you need to get to a Pokécenter, their Pokémon just suck, or whatever other reason they really should've left you alone, but they often make reckless mistakes. You ever been getting your butt kicked by an opponent with an OP Pokemon (like Whitney's Miltank being able to steamroll most teams) and then suddenly the trainer does something stupid like use one of the dozens of moves that are basically useless fluff or just don't fit the situation? Is the problem fixable?
Nope. The fact is that the number of variables involved in Pokémon are so deeply intense that even if they wanted to program the AI to make the most logical move in almost any situation, with the occasional gambit to mix it, they would still probably be unable to keep up with the literally millions of possible scenarios you can wind up playing out. Furthermore, they aren't gonna fix it because Pokémon's single player campaign is supposed to be fairly easy to complete (I beat Pokémon Blue when I was eight) and, while that is hardly a barrier to many other game franchises that appeal to a wide audience, it would change the formula to much for the series that consistently sells millions of copies and moves handheld consoles off the shelves.
So, yeah, the point was as moot as a Bidoof. He's lame, but we like having something lame without feelings to hit up on. We're all monsters. What was I talking about? Was it about Disney's
Lion King?
